Trying Soylent didn’t go well

Re:Trying Soylent didn’t go well by ckastner on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @08:26AM (#14795934)

Soylent takes its name from a 1960s sci-fi thriller starring Charlton Heston (the website maintains they actually got the idea from the book on which the film is based. Sure, guys. Sure.) In the movie, there’s a massive food shortage, and Soylent is the food replacement that everyone eats

And the story behind Soylent™ is basically just s/food shortage/time shortage/, no?

Or what else is the point?

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Re:Trying Soylent didn’t go well by OJFord on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @08:30AM (#14795968)

That's really strange; says far more about the author that they don't believe someone could possibly have read a book before seeing (or not have seen) a derivative film.

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Re:Trying Soylent didn’t go well by rolal on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @08:43AM (#14796061)

I think she is pointing out that the makers of soylent say they don't have the time to prepare ramen, but they had the time to read the book instead of watching the film.

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Re:Trying Soylent didn’t go well by noxToken on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @08:47AM (#14796082)

I think you're reading too far into it. This doesn't seem like a super serious blog. It's just taking the low hanging fruit and making jokes out of them.

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