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One of the reasons we have consumer protection laws and the FDA is so that people _don't_ have to experiment on themselves in order to verify the more extravaga
by jljljl 13y ago
One of the reasons we have consumer protection laws and the FDA is so that people _don't_ have to experiment on themselves in order to verify the more extravagant claims made by products.
People should have a reasonable expectation that when they buy a product, it will work as expected and as advertised. And they should have recourse if this turns out not to be the case.
- jamesaguilar 13y agoI'd totally have a problem with this if it were being advertised as a highly tested, rock solid product rather than a nutritional experiment. Since that's not the case, I'm fine with it.
- DanBC 13y agoFrom the crowd funding page: > For anyone who struggles with allergies, heartburn, acid reflux or digestion, has trouble controlling weight or cholesterol, or simply doesn't have the means to eat well, soylent is for you. > Soylent frees you from the time and money spent shopping, cooking and cleaning, puts you in excellent health, > By taking years to spoil > The founders and scores of DIYers have been living on Soylent for months and there is much evidence that is considerably healthier than a typical diet. There's no mention on the crowd-funding page that this is an experiment. I tend to agree with you - people can do what they like with their bodies and this product would fit a lot better if it was sold as an experiment, with access to discussion forums and etc. I notice they now have a disclaimer on that page.
- jljljl 13y agoI think we are more aware of the product's experimental nature due to having read and discussed his blogs. I'm not sure that reading the sales page discloses this as much. It definitely doesn't look like an experiment. There is no data collection, no controls, no clear or explicit warning that the product is untested.