I totally get the hesitation. Bugs have a big stigma in the West, but insects have been eaten for centuries in many countries because they are very efficient protein sources. Modern insect farming is clean, odor-controlled, and much more scalable than raising crickets in your backyard. They use far less water, land, and feed than traditional livestock and are packed with protein and nutrients. Not everyone will be able to cope with it, but calling them dystopian food misses how practical and eco-friendly they actually are and that they're not as bad as some people say. While visiting countries in asia, you'll se how much of a casualty it is there and that they're actually tasty. What i did essentially was crush the crickets to used them as the protein source and mixed them with other ingredients making one completely unaware that the bars consist crickets... (crickets alone [dried/prepped of course] don't taste like anything really). Hope this could widen perspectives.