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I have absolutely nothing against Soylent, and I've thought about buying it, but for what it's worth, this post has +20 points in under 30 minutes with one comm

I have absolutely nothing against Soylent, and I've thought about buying it, but for what it's worth, this post has +20 points in under 30 minutes with one comment, and it reads like a PR retaliation.

codezero 11y ago
As a consumer of Soylent, I am looking forward to any and all information about this hitting HN. It sounds like there aren't dangerous levels of heavy metals, and this suit is brought because it will cost Soylent less to settle than to do their own testing?
- kbd 11y ago
  According to Soylent, they test every batch[1]. But yes, it seems like As You Sow is like a patent troll, but instead is a prop 65 troll. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/soylent/comments/3ha4et/soylent_is_compliant_with_california_proposition/cu5lm89 https://www.reddit.com/r/soylent/comments/3ha4et/soylent_is_...
leereeves 11y ago
Personally, I upvoted this because it is the first I've heard about lead and cadmium levels in Soylent. I don't know if the complaints have any merit but I hope a full discussion will lead to a better understanding.
- ekianjo 11y ago
  > Personally, I upvoted this because it is the first I've heard about lead and cadmium levels in Soylent. I don't like Soylent, but to be fair there are heavy metals in everything you eat, even vegetables - they absorb them from the ground where they grow. What matters is how much, in the end.
  - leereeves 11y ago
    Absolutely. I meant "allegedly unsafe" levels.
ekianjo 11y ago
There are tons of folks on HN who believe in pseudo-nutrition claims (paleo diet usually gets points around here too), so I am not very surprised.
kbd 11y ago
I agree, I was surprised to suddenly see this post at #1 on the front page. And now it's somehow been removed from the site, though it still shows up in /new. Strange. Edit: why the downvote?
- dang 11y ago
  It was demoted for the usual reason: users flagged it.
  - kbd 11y ago
    Thanks!
dang 11y ago
The story was both upvoted and flagged heavily. The votes look authentic. I think this is just a popular and controversial topic.

codezero 11y ago

As a consumer of Soylent, I am looking forward to any and all information about this hitting HN. It sounds like there aren't dangerous levels of heavy metals, and this suit is brought because it will cost Soylent less to settle than to do their own testing?

kbd 11y ago
According to Soylent, they test every batch[1]. But yes, it seems like As You Sow is like a patent troll, but instead is a prop 65 troll. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/soylent/comments/3ha4et/soylent_is_compliant_with_california_proposition/cu5lm89 https://www.reddit.com/r/soylent/comments/3ha4et/soylent_is_...

leereeves 11y ago

Personally, I upvoted this because it is the first I've heard about lead and cadmium levels in Soylent. I don't know if the complaints have any merit but I hope a full discussion will lead to a better understanding.

ekianjo 11y ago
> Personally, I upvoted this because it is the first I've heard about lead and cadmium levels in Soylent. I don't like Soylent, but to be fair there are heavy metals in everything you eat, even vegetables - they absorb them from the ground where they grow. What matters is how much, in the end.
- leereeves 11y ago
  Absolutely. I meant "allegedly unsafe" levels.

ekianjo 11y ago

There are tons of folks on HN who believe in pseudo-nutrition claims (paleo diet usually gets points around here too), so I am not very surprised.

kbd 11y ago

I agree, I was surprised to suddenly see this post at #1 on the front page. And now it's somehow been removed from the site, though it still shows up in /new. Strange. Edit: why the downvote?

dang 11y ago
It was demoted for the usual reason: users flagged it.
- kbd 11y ago
  Thanks!

dang 11y ago

The story was both upvoted and flagged heavily. The votes look authentic. I think this is just a popular and controversial topic.