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I think this is catastrophizing some cheeky marketing hyperbole. You can have deep respect for food and occasionally drink a Soylent.
by etrautmann 2y ago
I think this is catastrophizing some cheeky marketing hyperbole. You can have deep respect for food and occasionally drink a Soylent.
- keiferski 2y agoI agree, but 5-10 years ago "Soylent replaces eating" was very much a trendy cultural thing to believe.
- etrautmann 2y agobut really? I was living in SF and drinking soylent in grad school then, and aside from a few maximalists online, nobody I knew ever really thought or wanted that. To me it seemed like dopamine fasting or other silly trends that news outlets will breathlessly write about but everyone else takes in stride as a kinda minor thing they might do occasionally.
- keiferski 2y agoSearch for Soylent on HN and you’ll see many topics discussing what I mentioned
- Karrot_Kream 2y agoIf you read any shaving related Reddit forum you'll end up thinking that cartridge razors are marketing scams that dupe the uninformed and most people are actually just shaving with double-edge razors. In reality millions of people who don't actually care much for the act of grooming other than to hit aesthetic goals will use a cartridge razor because it does a good enough job. You'll find many, many more enthusiastic posts from the former double-edged shaving enthusiasts than the latter cartridge-using realists. You're seeing the same thing with Soylent. My friends who didn't enjoy cooking much before Soylent just had lots of protein bars, TV dinners, and takeout. Now they do the same thing but also drink lots of Soylent. The meal replacement maximalists are loud online because that's the only space they can create consensus in. It's the same reason most loud, minority opinions are overrepresented online.