Why would regular people want it? We already have real meat. Those who don't want it can stick to plants. It's risky to eat laboratory things without knowing the centuries long impact on people.

> industrial-scale torture of factory farms

So melodramatic. You can raise your own animals.

> but most people's consciences are too stunted

No, some people are so weak minded that they attribute human characteristics to animals to the point of wincing at the idea of a balanced omnivorous diet.

You only find this permanent state of infantilization in first world countries. Even Buddhists in Tibet are perfectly happy to eat meat.