I agree. I'm fairly convinced that the nutritional world is in a dark age right now, and I wouldn't be surprised if all those problems you listed continue til l

I agree. I'm fairly convinced that the nutritional world is in a dark age right now, and I wouldn't be surprised if all those problems you listed continue til long after I'm gone. I don't advocate for soylent, but I'm not against it either, and that's only because I honestly don't know what to make of any meal replacement. Right now, making claims like potentially curing world hunger are much too premature when factoring in how little we know (i.e. we literally wouldn't know when we had such a cure if it slapped us in the face); thus I wouldn't be surprised if much of HN is backlashing based on those marketing claims. If instead it was billed less like a product, and more like a long-term research project into the intricacies of nutrition, then I know I would've backed it (and it would've made it a lot clearer that you're investing for a chance to be a guinea pig, rather than paying to be a consumer of a life-altering product). Because despite the fact that MRPs have been in constant research by other companies, a fresh open engineering perspective would still be welcome. They still have a chance to pivot that way, but some stuff like what's in this reddit thread, is a bit concerning: http://www.reddit.com/r/TrueReddit/comments/1jvsie/the_man_who_thinks_he_never_has_to_eat_again_is/cbj3120 http://www.reddit.com/r/TrueReddit/comments/1jvsie/the_man_w... I don't particularly like the attitude of the comment, but it does make some good points.