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> He gave it the self-deprecating name Soylent — after the dystopian movie Soylent Green where Charlton Heston discovers that society has been living off ration
by skeoh 13y ago
> He gave it the self-deprecating name Soylent — after the dystopian movie Soylent Green where Charlton Heston discovers that society has been living off rations made of humans.
I wish he had chosen another name, not because I dislike the name Soylent but because people will always make this association with the movie. Any time I tell people about this project I get 'hur hur is it made of people?'
Regarding the quote, the name is not self-deprecating (at least by my understanding it is not intended to be), and Rob's influence is the book, not the movie.
From http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/rob-rhinehart-no-longer-requires-food http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/rob-rhinehart-no-longer-requi...:
> Actually, in the original book Make Room! Make Room! Soylent is made of soya and lentil. The movie changed many aspects of the book, though it's still one of my favourite movies. My Soylent is human-free.
- stcredzero 13y ago> Any time I tell people about this project I get 'hur hur is it made of people?' Just say, "only certain people," then start looking them up and down thoughtfully then hold and examine their wrist.
- Nickoladze 13y agoI think I read somewhere else that the names makes people think critically about it first. It stops them from diving in on a whim.