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I think it speaks to some other problem if people think eating is a hassle. Eating is super important to live, determines a lot of your health and most people h

by bignaj 12y ago

I think it speaks to some other problem if people think eating is a hassle. Eating is super important to live, determines a lot of your health and most people here have missed that it is also a very important social interaction. Maybe this is the HN bubble but eating is not just about sustenance. Could you get someone who is not a workaholic tech employee to eat this willingly? Somehow I doubt it.

sp332 12y ago
Tons of people grab breakfast or lunch "on the go". It's not just workaholics. And for the 20 minutes some people get to talk over lunch, soylent would work just as well as a tub of yogurt and an apple.
- mikeloeb 12y ago
  Speaking of the tech bubble, how come no one has mentioned products like this [0] which have been around for decades? [0] http://www.amazon.com/Carnation-Breakfast-Essentials-Chocolate-17-7-Ounce/dp/B001EQ4ICA http://www.amazon.com/Carnation-Breakfast-Essentials-Chocola...
  - bignaj 12y ago
    I have a gastrointestinal condition and had to eat exactly that for a while. The main problem is the taste is not so good, it has no texture, it's boring and there is no variety. It doesn't feel like eating. After a month of drinking that stuff for meals I almost wanted to break down and cry.
    - collyw 12y ago
      It doesn't sound much different from Solyent. I doubt it will solve any of those problems long term.
emgeee 12y ago
It isn't just tech employees who are workaholics. Think about single moms working two jobs to stay afloat.
baddox 12y ago
> Maybe this is the HN bubble but eating is not just about sustenance. It is only about sustenance for some people. Many (probably most) people enjoy a lot of the food preparation and eating process. Others, myself included, do not. Maybe it's because my sense of taste or smell is stunted. Maybe it's because I'm socially underdeveloped. So be it. It's certainly not because I'm a workaholic tech employee, even if I currently am, because it has been the case as long as I can remember. Whatever the reason, I really don't enjoy the experience of preparing or eating food.
- bignaj 12y ago
  I think you are correct... this is for a niche market.

by bignaj 12y ago

sp332 12y ago

Tons of people grab breakfast or lunch "on the go". It's not just workaholics. And for the 20 minutes some people get to talk over lunch, soylent would work just as well as a tub of yogurt and an apple.

mikeloeb 12y ago
Speaking of the tech bubble, how come no one has mentioned products like this [0] which have been around for decades? [0] http://www.amazon.com/Carnation-Breakfast-Essentials-Chocolate-17-7-Ounce/dp/B001EQ4ICA http://www.amazon.com/Carnation-Breakfast-Essentials-Chocola...
- bignaj 12y ago
  I have a gastrointestinal condition and had to eat exactly that for a while. The main problem is the taste is not so good, it has no texture, it's boring and there is no variety. It doesn't feel like eating. After a month of drinking that stuff for meals I almost wanted to break down and cry.
  - collyw 12y ago
    It doesn't sound much different from Solyent. I doubt it will solve any of those problems long term.

emgeee 12y ago

It isn't just tech employees who are workaholics. Think about single moms working two jobs to stay afloat.

baddox 12y ago

> Maybe this is the HN bubble but eating is not just about sustenance. It is only about sustenance for some people. Many (probably most) people enjoy a lot of the food preparation and eating process. Others, myself included, do not. Maybe it's because my sense of taste or smell is stunted. Maybe it's because I'm socially underdeveloped. So be it. It's certainly not because I'm a workaholic tech employee, even if I currently am, because it has been the case as long as I can remember. Whatever the reason, I really don't enjoy the experience of preparing or eating food.

bignaj 12y ago
I think you are correct... this is for a niche market.