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Re:Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV by ljk on Thursday May 04, 2017 @05:16PM (#14268906)
> I don't get Soylent. Not only is food one of the greatest luxuries in life -- one of the greatest rewards

totally agree with this. soylent feels too much like... dog food for humans

Re:Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV by Retra on Thursday May 04, 2017 @10:34PM (#14270733)
How miserable the dogs must be to eat so poorly. They must never have a moment of joy in their lives.

Personally, I think this whole "food fetish" mantra is a ridiculous exaggeration. There are literally thousands of things that bring me more pleasure than food.

Re:Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV by mathw on Friday May 05, 2017 @09:52AM (#14273411)
Something I always wanted!

I love cooking, I love eating, but cooking well takes time, effort, ingredients, shopping trips, storage, inventory management. I can do all that, but when you get right down to it replacing some of my diet with Huel (a British product in the same niche as Soylent, although the composition is substantially different) just makes my life easier. It's tasty enough, it keeps me going, I can be confident that it's giving me a balanced meal, and on a busy day it's saving me a pile of money too.

Then when I do have time, I cook something ridiculously delicious.

For me, this category is about convenience, and it serves it very well.

Re:Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV by int_19h on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @04:11PM (#14303417)
Soylent is exactly that - it's kibble for humans.

And there's nothing wrong with that. It's great to enjoy your meals, but you don't always get an opportunity for that.