Has anyone considered the cultural implications of something like this? Meals, to me, are not just about eating — they offer a valuable break in the day to inte

Has anyone considered the cultural implications of something like this? Meals, to me, are not just about eating — they offer a valuable break in the day to interact with people. I'm not sure that'll be the same if we're all eating grey goo. (Just stick a needle in me then…) The meal can often be a source of conversation — at least, if it isn't the same thing, every day. I'm thinking co-workers, and going to lunch: will soylent-users decline invites for lunch, because they have their grey goo? (They could potentially bring it with them, but wasn't the whole point to be lazy?) I also, on occasion, find cooking to be a good way to de-stress. I get to make something that nobody else will ever care about. (My SO just loves that I made something, so in a sense, I'm fulfilling the soylent's "too lazy to cook" … but my way is tastier.) I get to snack (I regularly sample the (safe!) raw ingredients, the partially cooked meal…). I get time to just think to myself. Eating the same thing every day would be depressing. Mouse said it well: > Dozer: It's a single cell protein combined with synthetic aminos, vitamins, and minerals. Everything the body needs. > Mouse: It doesn't have everything the body needs. (I'm also of the mindset that cooking isn't hard. Boiling water can make a lot of things, requires little oversight, and is dead simple. And oh so much tastier. That said, I know someone who would sign up for something like this…)