Humanity has been altering nature with human-centered thinking from many perspectives — and our food habits are one of them, causing direct impact. We cultivate and breed species based on our preferences, constantly disrupting local ecosystems and aggravating global warming.长久以来，人类以人类中心的思维方式从多个维度改变着自然——食物习惯便是其中之一，并对生态系统产生着直接冲击。我们依照自身喜好培育和繁殖物种，不断扰乱本地生态平衡，加剧全球变暖。
Econut speculates an alternative future of a more-than-human-centered food lifestyle. In 2025, an ecological snack made from invasive species became popular among citizens. The AI-powered Econut store monitors the status and activities of snakehead fish in New York's Meadow Lake and Willow Lake, recommending daily removal numbers via robots — so that donut-shaped snacks can be made from all their edible parts.《Econut》构想了一种以多物种为中心的未来食物生活方式。2025 年，一种以入侵物种为原料的生态零食在市民中广泛流行。由 AI 驱动的 Econut 商店实时监测纽约 Meadow Lake 与 Willow Lake 的黑鱼动态，通过机器人推荐每日清除数量——从而将黑鱼的所有可食部位制作成甜甜圈形状的零食。
Each Econut carries a unique number allowing consumers to track the specific invasive species used, functioning as a medal for each consumer's contribution to balancing the local ecosystem. This led to the Ecologarian Lifestyle Movement — a food movement focused on eating as a means of eco-balancing.每个 Econut 都附有唯一编号，消费者可据此追溯所用入侵物种的来源，它如同一枚勋章，记录着每位消费者对当地生态平衡的贡献。这一实践催生了「生态饮食主义生活运动」——一场以饮食为手段、以生态平衡为目标的食物运动。
The concept is not only a speculation of an alternative food future, but also a practice of non-human centered thinking — providing unusual perspectives on humanity in its comprehensive ecological context.这一概念不仅是对另类食物未来的未来概念探索，更是非人类中心思维的一次实践——从更宏观的生态视角提供关于人类存在的另类思考。
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