Re:Interview with Rob Rhinehart about Soylent
by deletes on Wednesday August 07, 2013 @04:39PM
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That is just the current price, it will go way down with mass production.
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Re:Interview with Rob Rhinehart about Soylent
by mongol on Wednesday August 07, 2013 @05:02PM
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How can it become cheaper than harvesting and packaging something that needs very little additional processing? I don't see the economical argument.
Re:Interview with Rob Rhinehart about Soylent
by dragonwriter on Wednesday August 07, 2013 @05:33PM
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> How can it become cheaper than harvesting and packaging something that needs very little additional processing?
One way that's possible is if the processing is done close to the point of production and reduces the size (and increases shelf life) enough that the savings in transportation, packaging, and reduced losses on the shelf compared to less-processed basic foods is greater than the processing cost.