How I Gave Up Alternating Current

This is from the founder of Soylent[0], so likely not.

While some ideas are delusional, it is refreshing to see someone taking nothing for granted.

I also suspect the timing of the post is there only to generate discussion at the time of Soylent 2.0 release. So it is basically a link bait trying to push people hot buttons. It works superbly.

Moreover, beyond Soylent, Rob's next startup is probably somewhere in there.

[0] https://www.soylent.com/

> I have not done laundry in years. I get my clothing custom made in China for prices you would not believe and have new ones regularly shipped to me. Shipping is a problem. I wish container ships had nuclear engines but it’s still much more efficient and convenient than retail. Thanks to synthetic fabrics it takes less water to make my clothes than it would to wash them

I'd like someone to run some more numbers on that. He already addresses the shipping costs, but what about manufacturing as well? I'm not entirely sure I buy that the entire manufacturing process takes less water than laundry, unless he's wearing the same clothes for a very long time before donating them.

>First, I never cook. I am all for self reliance but repeating the same labor over and over for the sake of existence is the realm of robots.

Well then he does cooking wrong, he could also try to improve himself but in the craft in itself but also add more creativity to it

> Power generation produces 32% of all greenhouse gases

Water is also greenhouse gas...

Anyway nice island setup, for my taste it is too small. I would add a few square meters and perhaps a generator for doing laundry.

And good luck with your diet.

Reminds me of Shabbat lamps. Since observant Jews are forbidden from using electricity ("starting fires") on Saturdays, what they do is turn on the lamp on Friday and just keep it on the entire time.

That way they're not using any electricity.