We don't know enough about human biology to make a healthy food replacement in a factory. We do know enough about human biology to know that we currently can't.

Everyone who eats these "food replacements" long enough and frequently enough looks weak and sickly; it's not a coincidence.

I personally did not look at them but also think it is a minority that will switch: first the price and I second I am not sure if labgrown is that appealing to most people.

Agriculture revolution doesn’t only mean labgrown stuff. Crop rotations, resistant plants, derisking a good harvest etcetc. And the approaches are endless: Predictions, tools, robots, satellite imagery etcetc.

It would seem that animals evolved to eat plants and other animals are probably not going to switch to dead packaged food from a singular company en-masse. There are also cultural factors. Meals are one of the few social excuses for hanging out and wasting work time together.

Exactly. Being from a place where food is important: they are already starting to go back to the country side. Your regular accountant / dev / office employee is proud to grown eggs, potatoes, tomatoes, milk for fun.

Some culture care way more about food than the US can imagine.

Agree with the cultural value of dinners. I do that too, just eating the dead packaged food 2 out of 3 meals. I don’t need to go grocery shopping every day, don’t need to count nutrients and so on.

I love the concept and really tried to get on the JimmyJoy train. However it causes severe nausea for me. I don't have any known allergies or intolerances and no other food ever has caused similar issues. So, I think they have some ways to go.

Just test these for a week or two. I found the taste and texture intolerable after two days

Been on it since 2018. Also watching my health closely with tons of lab tests. I’ve never been in a better shape. I’m 29.

As for the taste - not sure about Soylent, but JimmyJoy is very tasty.

Really? I tried JimmyJoy and had to throw it all in the trash after the first three. I found it absolutely horrible.

I would love a pill that would give me all the amino acids I need; but I couldn't swallow this.

They are continuously improving the taste, particularly after 2020

I think it's a matter of experimentation. I've been having Aussielent (Australian version of Soylent) for about 5 years for breakfast and still really enjoy it. I use the vanilla flavour, make it with hot water, and put a squirt of honey in it - it's like liquid porridge.