Re:Soylent on the latest Vice piece
by unclebucknasty on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @12:59AM
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>Who said you need to consume your Soylent all by yourself?
Well, no one. But, you know, if you're kind of in a "I want the convenience of eating my food from a pre-mixed sack" mode, it's not illogical that you may be less social with your mealtimes. "Hey, bring your sack over to my place and we'll gulp them down in 5 minutes together!"
>It's kind of like aging: because it kinda just happens, we have accepted it as a normal thing. But that doesn't mean it is normal
I am trying to think of something that "kinda just happens" 100% of the time with no effort, but that's not normal. Isn't that the definition of normal?
I mean, make no mistake: the parent not only has no idea what he's talking about, his thinking also suffers from multiple logical fallacies. Let's go through a few of them.
1. Eating together civilizes people. It's emotionally and socially edifying.
Sure. Who said you need to consume your Soylent all by yourself? I told one of my coworkers that I ordered a week's worth, and guess what: she asked me if she could try it with me.
2. Eating real food persisted throughout human history because it's more than about eating.
No, eating "real food" (whatever that means) persisted throughout human history because we did not have any alternatives. It's kind of like aging: because it kinda just happens, we have accepted it as a normal thing. But that doesn't mean it is normal, or should be accepted as such.