Lactase persistence is regulated by genetic mutations, not gut microbes. The negative symptoms of lactose intolerance is exactly due to lactose being able to reach the gut and making the microbes there flourish by digesting lactose, creating large quantities of gas and other metabolic byproducts that cause flatulence, diarrhea, etc. People don't spontaneously become lactose intolerant just because they stopped eating something. Koreans eat lots of fermented vegetables, yet why are 70%-100% of Koreans estimated to be lactose intolerant? Why are you suggesting lactose intolerance is some new condition that arose as a product of modern life? Lactose intolerance is simply the default setting for the majority of humans around the world for most of history.
Yogurt/kefir occupies very large segments in most developed countries' grocery store shelves and new brands/varieties pop up every year. How has this industry not collapsed if "a lot of people outright refuse yogurt" according to you?
The development and marketing of lactose free dairy products in recent years is simply the dairy industry exploring new market segments, because substantial portions of the population do not have lactase persistence. Even societies whose culinary traditions involved heavy consumption of dairy do not have 100% lactase persistence. It's not some weird conspiracy aimed at making modern humans "weak". The lack of lactose is not significant enough to change the nutritional content of dairy products.
Yogurt/kefir occupies very large segments in most developed countries' grocery store shelves and new brands/varieties pop up every year. How has this industry not collapsed if "a lot of people outright refuse yogurt" according to you?
The development and marketing of lactose free dairy products in recent years is simply the dairy industry exploring new market segments, because substantial portions of the population do not have lactase persistence. Even societies whose culinary traditions involved heavy consumption of dairy do not have 100% lactase persistence. It's not some weird conspiracy aimed at making modern humans "weak". The lack of lactose is not significant enough to change the nutritional content of dairy products.