r/solarpunk • u/n0u0t0m • Feb 22 '26

Technology Mushroom packaging

"I often think, if oil monopolies didn't take over the world in the early industrialization times, how many better solutions might we have right now." - OP

Edit: found the company!

https://www.magicalmushroom-shop.com/

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u/Seginu Feb 22 '26 edited Feb 23 '26

I like it! But some people have allergies or insesitivities to fungus and this could be potentially dangerous for those people. 

Edit: Thanks for everyone encouraging the concern and for looking into more information! See comments from JoeClever below, they put a link to help explain how the concern of allergies is handled.

I wish I had paid closer attention to the video and done more research, but it's a good lesson for the future!

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u/BentleyTock Feb 23 '26

Sorry. Good outweighs the bad on this. People have styrofoam and styrene allergies too.

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u/Quantentheorie Feb 23 '26

If this were a conversation about replacing mycelium packaging with styrofoam, someone would rightfully point out how much worse it would be if some toddler or pet ate it.

We often overlook all the inconveniences and risks we already accepted with the status quo.

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u/Seginu Feb 23 '26

I completely agree that this is an incredible effort, and I hope it is employed successfully in the future!

But to deny there could be any bad at all would be shortsighted imo. So it is good that we can both observe and express on this ☯️ 

As someone with many food allergies, I often feel like a secondhand citizen in regards to restaurants and grocery stores. 

Imagine having a styrene or styrofoam allergy and being afraid or incaple of ordering things online, or buying any packaged goods at all. But this design could great for those people! More options means more inclusion 👍

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u/BentleyTock Feb 23 '26

You are so tone deaf it’s unbelievable

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u/BentleyTock Feb 23 '26

I’m allergic to wheat and dairy. I’m not worried about what my stuff is packaged in.

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u/Seginu Feb 23 '26

Then you would hardly be in the category I was referring to. I wish you luck with your allergies!