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> You say this like it's a feature not a bug. I think it sounds more like they are saying that it's a preference. Preferences are generally neither features no

by x1798DE 10y ago

> You say this like it's a feature not a bug. I think it sounds more like they are saying that it's a preference. Preferences are generally neither features nor bugs (though they can be useful in some situations and frustrating in others).

M_Grey 10y ago
It sounds like a borderline disability, not a preference, in the same way that someone with agoraphobia prefers to be indoors.
- 59nadir 10y ago
  Do you realize how ridiculous it sounds when you equate not wanting to cook because you'd rather do something else with a socially crippling disorder?
  - M_Grey 10y ago
    Not wanting to cook, and eating slurry which may or may not actually be healthy in the long run is hardly comparable. Lots of people don't want to cook, it is presumably a much smaller subset which would prefer the slurry.
    - 59nadir 10y ago
      We were discussing whether or not it's a "feature" that you don't have to cook and the rationale for that thinking is simply that some people don't want to cook. Whatever you replace the act of cooking with in that example is entirely up to you. But it's undeniably a feature to some people and were I not married I would very likely replace a few meals with something like this, if it was available to me where I live. I find it interesting that there are so many of you that take offense to what other people choose to do with their own time and energy, as well as what they eat. Have you noticed a lot of people dislike people who try to force their lifestyles and/or dietary choices on other people? Do you see any similarities between those people and your own comments, perhaps?
      - M_Grey 10y ago
        Reading in offense to what I've said? It's not there. If anything, I'd say that my original comment caused offense, which I'm now having to manage. Typical, boring, but then, I did walk into this. i can't imagine wanting to waste time on food, i've felt this way for as long as I can remember I'm not talking about, or to people who use Soylent instead of a granola bar.
        59nadir 10y ago
        > Reading in offense to what I've said? It's not there. I would hope that the reason you compared not wanting to cook with, again, a socially crippling disorder was that you were somehow offended by the idea of other people having different priorities than you. I can understand someone having an emotional outburst because they're offended by other people not being like them, along with a lapse in judgment and ending up writing that comment, but I can't understand how someone would get there from a rational point of view. I assumed, charitably, that you were somehow offended.
        M_Grey 10y ago
        "Not wanting to cook..." And again, how much clearer can I be in that I'm not talking about that? You're welcome to ignore that fact, and go on these intensely boring rhetorical diversions, but it achieves nothing.
- sosborn 10y ago
  That's ridiculous. Would you categorize every preference this way? Why or why not?
- cgag 10y ago
  whats the name of the disability to preferring indoor plumbing to carrying buckets of water from the closest river? i can't imagine wanting to waste time on food, i've felt this way for as long as I can remember
  - evgen 10y ago
    Not quite sure. Is it related to the disability where you prefer a colostomy because you can't imaging wasting time in the bathroom?
    - cgag 10y ago
      If I could some sort of pill that meant I didn't have to go to the bathroom, I most definitely would.
  - M_Grey 10y ago
    I'm sure the same could be said for a number of disabilities. The fact that you've compared an essentially unstudied liquid diet with indoor plumbing, and all other sources of food to hauling water, makes feel somewhat vindicated in my assessment. Not happy about it though, because it implies a kind of predatory relationship between Soylent marketing, and their intended demographic. I can't tell you how few people I hear trumpeting it as a meal replacement now and then, vs. those who seem to have an extreme difficulty either with food, or food prep.
    - cgag 10y ago
      are we talking about soylent or the concept of a meal replacement?
      - M_Grey 10y ago
        The concept of (near) total meal replacement with unproven sources of nutrition, such as Soylent.
  - TheSpiceIsLife 10y ago

by x1798DE 10y ago

M_Grey 10y ago

It sounds like a borderline disability, not a preference, in the same way that someone with agoraphobia prefers to be indoors.

59nadir 10y ago
Do you realize how ridiculous it sounds when you equate not wanting to cook because you'd rather do something else with a socially crippling disorder?
- M_Grey 10y ago
  Not wanting to cook, and eating slurry which may or may not actually be healthy in the long run is hardly comparable. Lots of people don't want to cook, it is presumably a much smaller subset which would prefer the slurry.
  - 59nadir 10y ago
    We were discussing whether or not it's a "feature" that you don't have to cook and the rationale for that thinking is simply that some people don't want to cook. Whatever you replace the act of cooking with in that example is entirely up to you. But it's undeniably a feature to some people and were I not married I would very likely replace a few meals with something like this, if it was available to me where I live. I find it interesting that there are so many of you that take offense to what other people choose to do with their own time and energy, as well as what they eat. Have you noticed a lot of people dislike people who try to force their lifestyles and/or dietary choices on other people? Do you see any similarities between those people and your own comments, perhaps?
    - M_Grey 10y ago
      Reading in offense to what I've said? It's not there. If anything, I'd say that my original comment caused offense, which I'm now having to manage. Typical, boring, but then, I did walk into this. i can't imagine wanting to waste time on food, i've felt this way for as long as I can remember I'm not talking about, or to people who use Soylent instead of a granola bar.
      - 59nadir 10y ago
        > Reading in offense to what I've said? It's not there. I would hope that the reason you compared not wanting to cook with, again, a socially crippling disorder was that you were somehow offended by the idea of other people having different priorities than you. I can understand someone having an emotional outburst because they're offended by other people not being like them, along with a lapse in judgment and ending up writing that comment, but I can't understand how someone would get there from a rational point of view. I assumed, charitably, that you were somehow offended.
        M_Grey 10y ago
        "Not wanting to cook..." And again, how much clearer can I be in that I'm not talking about that? You're welcome to ignore that fact, and go on these intensely boring rhetorical diversions, but it achieves nothing.
sosborn 10y ago
That's ridiculous. Would you categorize every preference this way? Why or why not?
cgag 10y ago
whats the name of the disability to preferring indoor plumbing to carrying buckets of water from the closest river? i can't imagine wanting to waste time on food, i've felt this way for as long as I can remember
- evgen 10y ago
  Not quite sure. Is it related to the disability where you prefer a colostomy because you can't imaging wasting time in the bathroom?
  - cgag 10y ago
    If I could some sort of pill that meant I didn't have to go to the bathroom, I most definitely would.
- M_Grey 10y ago
  I'm sure the same could be said for a number of disabilities. The fact that you've compared an essentially unstudied liquid diet with indoor plumbing, and all other sources of food to hauling water, makes feel somewhat vindicated in my assessment. Not happy about it though, because it implies a kind of predatory relationship between Soylent marketing, and their intended demographic. I can't tell you how few people I hear trumpeting it as a meal replacement now and then, vs. those who seem to have an extreme difficulty either with food, or food prep.
  - cgag 10y ago
    are we talking about soylent or the concept of a meal replacement?
    - M_Grey 10y ago
      The concept of (near) total meal replacement with unproven sources of nutrition, such as Soylent.
- TheSpiceIsLife 10y ago