Results of the 2015 Soylent Eaters Survey • Hacker News Board

Re: Results of the 2015 Soylent Eaters Survey

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Post by arh68 » Thu, Feb 26, 2015, 6:48 PM UTC

sowhatquestion wrote: post #7

sowhatquestion wrote: post #4

"Click-bait headlines" may have claimed it, but Rob Rhinehart himself was always clear: Soylent isn't the end of food, it's the end of having no alternative to food . I eat Soylent about 50% of the time, so I'm not surprised the data show others doing the same.

P.S. Weirdly enough, I crave it most in the morning. There's no better breakfast than a simple Soylent and coffee (roughly one part Soylent, two parts coffee). Somehow, Soylent ended up being the best non-dairy coffee creamer of all time.

You're saying you mix it? Do you drink it cold, or hot? I've never considered that.

I agree on mornings. It fills that infinite vacuum of hunger I get some mornings pretty well.

Re: Results of the 2015 Soylent Eaters Survey

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Post by AlyssaRowan » Thu, Feb 26, 2015, 6:48 PM UTC

I 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 these associations is perhaps more positive-thinking than the other.

Or maybe not. Just a thought.

Re: Results of the 2015 Soylent Eaters Survey

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Post by Animats » Thu, Feb 26, 2015, 6:49 PM UTC

With Soylent, employees will only need 5 minutes for lunch. Once somebody starts bottling this stuff premixed, it's going to be huge with startups.

Re: Results of the 2015 Soylent Eaters Survey

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Post by rdmcfee » Thu, Feb 26, 2015, 6:50 PM UTC

Great marketing for a competing product. Has anyone tried ketosoy? I suppose the obvious first question is: How does it taste?

Re: Results of the 2015 Soylent Eaters Survey

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Post by seiji » Thu, Feb 26, 2015, 6:53 PM UTC

AlyssaRowan wrote: post #12

I 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…

GNC used to have (still has?) two entirely different wrappers on their store-brand protein shakes. One bottle proclaimed "lose weight! get lean!" (light colors, blue/white) and the other boasted "build muscle! grow bigger!" (dark colors, red/black). The contents of both bottles was exactly the same. They were exactly the same price. One was just marketed to women and the other to men.

Re: Results of the 2015 Soylent Eaters Survey

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Post by MollyR » Thu, Feb 26, 2015, 7:00 PM UTC

AlyssaRowan wrote: post #12

I 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…

Maybe a larger percentage of men are more competitive than women and are constantly trying to get a cutting edge, and are willing to even avoid eating to get a competitive advantage. I know I'm not. I like eating food, and taking a lunch break.

Re: Results of the 2015 Soylent Eaters Survey

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Post by im3w1l » Thu, Feb 26, 2015, 7:08 PM UTC

AlyssaRowan wrote: post #12

I 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…

Seems to happen to most New Technology-hobbies.

Re: Results of the 2015 Soylent Eaters Survey

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Post by dominotw » Thu, Feb 26, 2015, 7:12 PM UTC

stcredzero wrote: post #10

I 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…

Me too. I tried to get my body used to it for couple of day but couldn't deal with constant nausea and flatulence.

Re: Results of the 2015 Soylent Eaters Survey

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Post by mcs » Thu, Feb 26, 2015, 7:13 PM UTC

stcredzero wrote: post #10

I 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…

At least someone said it. Yes it does, and multiplied if consumed with carbonated drinks.

Possibly related to a gender gap of continued use?

Re: Results of the 2015 Soylent Eaters Survey

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Post by wpietri » Thu, Feb 26, 2015, 7:14 PM UTC

stcredzero wrote: post #10

I 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…

Excellent points.

For the extra-lazy, I also suggest having a lot of raw ready-to-eat stuff around. For me, it's carrots, apples, almonds, snap peas, and string beans.

It really helped me to see the difference between actual hunger and things like boredom or a desire for distraction from whatever negative emotions I was experiencing. If I got to the fridge but don't want any of those things, it's almost always a sign I'm there for something other than hunger.