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Soylent and Bitcoin are the two things that I am quite positive will be a remarkably large part of our future. The biggest feedback I get about Soylent are the
by arasmussen 13y ago
Soylent and Bitcoin are the two things that I am quite positive will be a remarkably large part of our future.
The biggest feedback I get about Soylent are the following:
- What if it doesn't taste good?
- But I enjoy eating real food...
We'll find out soon about the first and, frankly, the latter simply doesn't apply to a very large number of people. Soylent is perfect for people who are short of one of two quite valuable things: time and money.
Time: When's the last time you thought or heard "man, I wish the day had 10 more hours in it"? Soylent won't buy you 10, but I'd say it'll easily buy you one at the very least. All of a sudden you don't even have to think about grocery shopping or where you're going to go on your lunch break. You now get to spend your grocery evening doing whatever you want because you have Soylent. You can spend your lunch break working and get 45 minutes more done every day, or doing something you really enjoy.
Money: Given all the recent posts about what percentage of people own what percentage of money, it's clear that there are a large number of people who are not well off. There are people in third world countries who are not and will never be well off. Soylent will probably be able to feed them the most nutritious meal they've had in a long time for very cheap. They're at about $3 per meal right now and I'd imagine the majority of their focus has been on scaling infrastructure, not pushing the price point. Imagine when the get into manufacturing ingredients themselves, the price point could be much lower. That would be revolutionary if we could feed entire countries more nutritious meals for far less money.
I can't wait until I get my Soylent. Hopefully it tastes as great as they advertise. :P
- rtpg 13y agoI love my lunch break, lunch isn't just about eating. The price aspect can be interesting , but I really don't need an excuse for my boss to get rid of my lunch break