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> That's why they shouldn't be cut any more slack than any other manufacturer. I think it's the opposite, people are unnecessarily critical of Soylent. The pro

by ng12 10y ago

> That's why they shouldn't be cut any more slack than any other manufacturer. I think it's the opposite, people are unnecessarily critical of Soylent. The problem is consumers weren't aware they were allergic to algae flour. It has nothing to do with Soylent's hygiene or formulation practices.

cptskippy 10y ago
I think the attention received is relative to the attention solicited. Soylent has been everywhere in the news talking up their revolutionary product. It's not unlike Apple's Macbook debacle. They launched a product and made a big deal about it, it had a flaw and everyone latched onto it to complain.
- jacobolus 10y ago
  > Apple's Macbook debacle Are you talking about the machines that haven’t been released yet, that nobody outside of Apple has ever tried? Can you explain how it’s a “debacle”? Here’s a response from Bret Victor, who apparently worked on prototypes 8 years ago: https://twitter.com/worrydream/status/793508197336178688 https://twitter.com/worrydream/status/793508197336178688
- nilkn 10y ago
  It seems to me that Soylent barely even has a marketing budget compared to Apple. To compare it to Apple's marketing of the MacBook Pro seems like a huge stretch. In my honest estimation, word about it has largely spread precisely due to the large amount of vitriol it receives and the fact that it easily and naturally leads to controversial forum discussions on nutrition. Something about the very idea of Soylent causes people on lots of internet forums to pop out of the woodwork and discuss it quite passionately, from both directions. The basic concept seems to engender a lot of excitement from some and a lot of disgust from others, and when those folks clash online you immediately get 200+ comment threads like the one we're in. This phenomenon has been going on for years at this point, over and over, both here and elsewhere.

by ng12 10y ago

cptskippy 10y ago

I think the attention received is relative to the attention solicited. Soylent has been everywhere in the news talking up their revolutionary product. It's not unlike Apple's Macbook debacle. They launched a product and made a big deal about it, it had a flaw and everyone latched onto it to complain.

jacobolus 10y ago
> Apple's Macbook debacle Are you talking about the machines that haven’t been released yet, that nobody outside of Apple has ever tried? Can you explain how it’s a “debacle”? Here’s a response from Bret Victor, who apparently worked on prototypes 8 years ago: https://twitter.com/worrydream/status/793508197336178688 https://twitter.com/worrydream/status/793508197336178688
nilkn 10y ago
It seems to me that Soylent barely even has a marketing budget compared to Apple. To compare it to Apple's marketing of the MacBook Pro seems like a huge stretch. In my honest estimation, word about it has largely spread precisely due to the large amount of vitriol it receives and the fact that it easily and naturally leads to controversial forum discussions on nutrition. Something about the very idea of Soylent causes people on lots of internet forums to pop out of the woodwork and discuss it quite passionately, from both directions. The basic concept seems to engender a lot of excitement from some and a lot of disgust from others, and when those folks clash online you immediately get 200+ comment threads like the one we're in. This phenomenon has been going on for years at this point, over and over, both here and elsewhere.