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Sigh. If you are drinking a Soylent or some other drink because you literally don't have the time to get up from your desk for 30-60 minutes for a meal I quest

Sigh. If you are drinking a Soylent or some other drink because you literally don't have the time to get up from your desk for 30-60 minutes for a meal I question what type of human existence you are living. There are so many things central to living life that revolve around eating (social benefits, maybe fresh air and sunshine, tasting and smelling the food itself) that one misses out on by just drinking a shake and not seeing daylight for days on end. It seems like another way to make people more productive. Who needs a lunch break? Just drink a shake and keep coding! If you don't have any ownership in what you are making why one would give up one of the rights they have as a worker, a break in the day to get something to eat, is beyond me. With that said I understand the value of a meal replacement if you are trying to loose weight. Soylent seems to be better vs the older meal replacement shakes out there, ie that slim fast junk.

gfodor 11y ago
Or, drink the soylent and skip the lunch rush at subway and go for a walk, ride your bike, or read a book under a tree instead.
QuercusMax 11y ago
I don't get it either. I have a few coworkers (in Cleveland) who have started on the Soylent thing for breakfast / lunch, and it seems insane. I personally relish the chance to take a break for lunch / coffee / etc. and spend a few minutes decompressing / socializing and find myself re-energized to continue working. I'll be starting a new position with Google[x] in Mountain View and the meals are one of the things I really look forward to - not so much because they're free food, but because socializing at lunch can make such a big difference in terms of building community / "company culture". Some of my fondest memories of college were regular lunch gatherings at the cafeterias -- sharing a meal is such a fundamental human thing, and giving it up for some "scientific" meal replacement just seems like one more way to remove our humanity.
- douche 11y ago
  Some people don't enjoy that. If I've been having an especially meeting-laden day, I will sneak out for lunch, and get some takeout and go to a park to read and play with my dog for an hour. Or sit in my office and drink my soylent and catch up on my blog reader. The key is that I don't have to deal with people and have that blessed time to myself.

gfodor 11y ago

Or, drink the soylent and skip the lunch rush at subway and go for a walk, ride your bike, or read a book under a tree instead.

QuercusMax 11y ago

I don't get it either. I have a few coworkers (in Cleveland) who have started on the Soylent thing for breakfast / lunch, and it seems insane. I personally relish the chance to take a break for lunch / coffee / etc. and spend a few minutes decompressing / socializing and find myself re-energized to continue working. I'll be starting a new position with Google[x] in Mountain View and the meals are one of the things I really look forward to - not so much because they're free food, but because socializing at lunch can make such a big difference in terms of building community / "company culture". Some of my fondest memories of college were regular lunch gatherings at the cafeterias -- sharing a meal is such a fundamental human thing, and giving it up for some "scientific" meal replacement just seems like one more way to remove our humanity.

douche 11y ago
Some people don't enjoy that. If I've been having an especially meeting-laden day, I will sneak out for lunch, and get some takeout and go to a park to read and play with my dog for an hour. Or sit in my office and drink my soylent and catch up on my blog reader. The key is that I don't have to deal with people and have that blessed time to myself.