They claim to study the "how and why" of soylent usage, but I don't see any data or discussion of the "why". Am I missing something?
Results of the 2015 Soylent Eaters Survey
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Re: Results of the 2015 Soylent Eaters Survey
#42I wonder, why the gender gap? Could it be associated in some way with these products' resemblance to existing products with a strong marketing differential between genders? Men might think of protein shakes: you know, whey protein GMC-type stuff, that kind of thing. Women, on the other hand, might think of diet shakes: Slim-Fast and the like. These might both have a broadly "body improvement" type outlook, but one of…
Soylent might think otherwise, but it still seems to be exclusive to the the Silicon Valley/tech sphere. There is a reason this is posted here and we don't see customer surveys about Ensure, Slimfast, Muscle Milk, or whatever similar product you want to compare. I would guess that is the biggest contributing factor to the heavy male split.
EDIT: I dug into the raw data and my original assumption seems to be supported with the age distributions as well. 23% of respondents were younger than 25, 70% were younger than 35, and 88% younger than 45. So the demographics for Soylent are young men with the largest chunk in their 20s.
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#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
I really hope that's not what we've come to.
I wouldn't be too worried - but the stuff is a godsend if you are running your tail off every now and then and need something cheap and easy to keep your energy up. I think that's Soylent's niche. Imagine those days when you're too (busy/lazy/unskilled/low on cash) to cook or get takeout, so now you've got this alternative that's probably better for you than the stuff you would have gotten anyways.
Japan already has this. There's CalorieMate Block, a "nutritionally balanced source of the energy needed for daily activities".[1] Humanoid chow, basically. It's popular with salarymen who eat lunch at their desks.
CalorieMate is manufactured by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company. No hype, no cool branding. The very plain box just has a list of ingredients. Available in convenience stores and vending machines. It's kind of blah, but it's not bad.
[1] http://www.amazon.com/Calorie-Mate-Balanced-Chocolate-Ounce/...
Re: Results of the 2015 Soylent Eaters Survey
#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wouldn't be too worried - but the stuff is a godsend if you are running your tail off every now and then and need something cheap and easy to keep your energy up. I think that's Soylent's niche. Imagine those days when you're too (busy/lazy/unskilled/low on cash) to cook or get takeout, so now you've got this alternative that's probably better for you than the stuff you would have gotten anyways.
Japan already has this. There's CalorieMate Block, a "nutritionally balanced source of the energy needed for daily activities".[1] Humanoid chow, basically. It's popular with salarymen who eat lunch at their desks. CalorieMate is manufactured by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company. No hype, no cool branding. The very plain box just has a list of ingredients. Available in convenience stores and vending machines. It's kind o…
sounds a bit like http://www.amazon.com/Ensure-Complete-Balanced-Nutrition-Str...
Re: Results of the 2015 Soylent Eaters Survey
#45I wonder, why the gender gap? Could it be associated in some way with these products' resemblance to existing products with a strong marketing differential between genders? Men might think of protein shakes: you know, whey protein GMC-type stuff, that kind of thing. Women, on the other hand, might think of diet shakes: Slim-Fast and the like. These might both have a broadly "body improvement" type outlook, but one of…
Soylent reduces the consumption of food to a task to complete instead of an experience. The tagline on their homepage even reads "what if you never had to worry about food again?". Soylent is a solution for the type of person that doesnt value the ritual of food prep and consumption and Id be willing to bet that demographic is the young, tech-savy male. Women are much more likely to bond over food experience with friends and loved ones (ie. brunch) at any age.
Soylent is a tech product with standard early adopters of tech guys.
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
Most of those headlines end in question marks, and therefor are implicitly saying "it isn't" :P
The headlines I see on page one, in order: * The End of Food - The New Yorker * Soylent Isn't People; But Is It The End Of Food? * New Yorker: Soylent to end food? (secondary article) * 11 Craziest Parts of The New Yorker's Soylent Article (secondary article) * Following the rise of soylent and the end of food | The Verge * Soylent Could Make Food Preparation A Thing Of The Past * Let's embrace the end of food | Al J…
Thank you for the detail!
Re: Results of the 2015 Soylent Eaters Survey
#47I tried Soylent. It made me fart. A lot. Really a lot. It was pretty unprecedented in my life, and I'm generally pretty gassy and have even had the bout of the vegetarianism thing where I pressure cooked and ate lots of beans. Right now, I'm "changing my relationship with food" but by cooking everything myself. I almost exclusively roast and steam things. So long as you can plan things ahead a little bit, on about a…
Oh, the peer pressure of not farting in front of people...
Farting in front of people is ok. Farting in front of people a whole heck of a lot is just a bit too awkward.
Re: Results of the 2015 Soylent Eaters Survey
#48I wonder, why the gender gap? Could it be associated in some way with these products' resemblance to existing products with a strong marketing differential between genders? Men might think of protein shakes: you know, whey protein GMC-type stuff, that kind of thing. Women, on the other hand, might think of diet shakes: Slim-Fast and the like. These might both have a broadly "body improvement" type outlook, but one of…
Soylent reduces the consumption of food to a task to complete instead of an experience. The tagline on their homepage even reads "what if you never had to worry about food again?". Soylent is a solution for the type of person that doesnt value the ritual of food prep and consumption and Id be willing to bet that demographic is the young, tech-savy male. Women are much more likely to bond over food experience with fri…
Soylent is a solution for the type of person that doesnt value the ritual of food prep and consumption
That's true, but not necessarily so. I value the ritual of going to the comic book store and browsing. But I don't value comics so much that I want to bag and collect them obsessively for hours on end. Likewise, I do value the ritual of food/coffee prep. But I don't want it to consume more than 15% of my daily allotment of time and energy. My priorities just aren't set up like that.
So you can also think of Soylent as a way to control that daily allotment.
Re: Results of the 2015 Soylent Eaters Survey
#49I tried Soylent. It made me fart. A lot. Really a lot. It was pretty unprecedented in my life, and I'm generally pretty gassy and have even had the bout of the vegetarianism thing where I pressure cooked and ate lots of beans. Right now, I'm "changing my relationship with food" but by cooking everything myself. I almost exclusively roast and steam things. So long as you can plan things ahead a little bit, on about a…
> 2) Go buy fresh produce once every 3 or 4 days I would add: 4) Buy stuff that's in season This can save a lot of pre-planning on meals, since by just buying one or two measures of several things (focusing on getting a variety of colors) you'll naturally have what you need to make a bunch of traditional recipes, which are almost always based around seasonal fruits/berries and veggies ( i.e. you won't find a lot of r…
4) Buy stuff that's in season
Excellent point.
You can buy first, plan later.
Excellent! I'm going to adopt that as a pillar of "hyper-lazy cuisine."
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#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
Back in college I was a weight lifter, and protein-sparing modified fasts weren't uncommon in the group I was in. Basically drink 1400 calories of protein and eat nothing else. Not low-carb, zero carb. You would do that until you cut your fat down enough to bulk again. It worked, and you lost weight quick. Let's not talk about the potential damage to your kidneys though... I did know some women in the group who would…
Fascinating. Does this mean your 1400 calories of protein came from 7-8 protein drinks a day ? Where could I get more information on this that isn't "bro science" ?
Just search for Protein Sparing Modified Fast.
Certainly not just bro science - there were some studies done.