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I don't really hate it, but I don't see Soylent as providing anything you haven't been able to get by just walking down to the local drug store and buying a bot

I don't really hate it, but I don't see Soylent as providing anything you haven't been able to get by just walking down to the local drug store and buying a bottle of Ensure or other meal replacement formula. I do think they have brilliant marketing, though. They turned something that was for old, dying people and made it cool. So I see all the "research" stuff they post as kind of a joke or marketing, because it has all been done and available for over a decade in terms of product...

macspoofing 9y ago
Their initial shtick was that you could replace all meals with Soylent - an idea with appeal to SV engineers.
Nadya 9y ago
>meal replacement formula I've noticed many people mixing up "supplement" with "replacement". For example, Ensure (the commonly cited "alternative") is a supplement - not a replacement. In fact, FDA regulation differentiates between "dietary supplements" and "food". Go ahead and research how Ensure is classified then compare that with Soylent.
- DanBC 9y ago
  > For example, Ensure (the commonly cited "alternative") is a supplement - not a replacement. This is incorrect. Several Ensure products, including Ensure Original, can be used as a sole source of nutrition.
greenshackle2 9y ago
The reason it's for old dying people is that it's a weight gain shake. It turns out old dying people have trouble eating enough food to maintain weight so it (arguably) makes sense to give them basically liquid candy to up their calorie intake. Please walk down to the local drugstore and actually look at the nutritional labels. Than tell me they are the same.