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Somehow that title, contrasted with the chart (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/business/economy/changed-life-of-the-poor-squeak-by-and-buy-a-lot.html http://w
by maguay 12y ago
Somehow that title, contrasted with the chart (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/business/economy/changed-life-of-the-poor-squeak-by-and-buy-a-lot.html http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/business/economy/changed-l...) showing how the price of food, especially has gone up in recent years while tech prices have fallen, makes me worry about a future reality where real food is so expensive it's only for the elite, and everyone else subsists on supplements like Soylent.
- joeperks 12y agoThis is part of the plot of "Soylent Green". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_green https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_green
- maguay 12y agoRight. Disconcerting to see its namesake being a foreshadow of said plot becoming quasi-reality.
- prostoalex 12y agoThis is already happening with fast food industry competing on price - lower-priced items at McDonalds or Pizza Hut are chemical variations optimized for longer shelf life.