But we already have ways to search an entire city of hotels for booking, much much faster even than this one conversation would be.

Even if going with agents, why in the world would it be over a voice line instead of data?

Can compete without government interference

The “ranchers” know that the second the lab-grown meat becomes economically viable, they can pivot and dramatically reduce their operating costs.

We aren’t talking about down-home simple folks, we are talking about wealthy businessmen that would not want to lose an option that could improve their wealth more.

This is one of those situations where the greed could work toward some good outcomes, given adequate regulation to keep them from just cutting some important corners.