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Re: Soylent Campaign

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Post by sp332 »

volandovengo wrote: post #233
DanBC wrote: post #145

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Soylent got a fact wrong. Either they deliberately misreported something; in which case they're lying while trying to raise money. Or they made a mistake. And if they get something this simple wrong why should I trust them when they're making something that I'm supposed to be able to live on?

I was mostly commenting on the state of commenting on hackernews. Somebody comes out with an idea to drastically transform the way that we consume food + the top comment, at the time, was about one small detail in his vid. Is it wrong to ridicule that kind of comment?

Oh, this project has been on HN several times before, so I guess my brain filtered out all the old information I already knew.

Re: Soylent Campaign

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Post by abstractbill »

Eliezer wrote: post #194

I'm in for $65, because I've run out of patience with everyone wisely nodding caution and not trying to solve the problem themselves. Like a lot of metabolically disadvantaged people, I feel betrayed and tossed off a cliff by a society that doesn't understand and doesn't care. You want to know how desperate we are? Read this: http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=35... That's the next alternative…

Hear hear.

I resent having to frequently stop what I'm doing - what I'm really excited about - to spend time attending to the endless whining of my body. And I resent even more the things my body does if I don't give in and feed it perfectly every damn time (so far, gastric ulcers and frequent heartburn). Food currently sucks. It could be so much better. It could "just work".

I'm also in for $65.

Re: Soylent Campaign

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Post by genwin »

Paul_D_Santana wrote: post #234
DanielStraight wrote: post #213

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I appreciate what you're saying, but to be fair to those criticizing, this isn't the problem Solyent is advertised as solving. The stated problem that Soylent is advertised as solving is "food is a hassle", and it is also alleged to provide benefits for health and the environment. It's also being advertised as "perfectly balanced", "automatically [putting] you at an optimal weight", and "[improving] your focus and co…

I'm more interested in seeing Soylent succeed as a benefit to people around the globe who literally cannot afford (or don't have access to) a proper healthy diet.

Then let the population double again. Make larger Soylent factories. Repeat until all joy in life is gone.

Re: Soylent Campaign

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Post by fc2 »

chasing wrote: post #65

"Soylent is perfectly balanced and optimized for your body and lifestyle, meaning it automatically puts you at an optimal weight, makes you feel full, and improves your focus and cognition." Bull-fucking-shit. This is a product made by four twenty-somethings, none of whom appears to have a background in nutrition or any kind of health studies. To trust your health to these people would be fucking stupid. Jesus. Also:…

"They don't have a background in nutrition therefore they can't possibly know anything about nutrition"

Never heard of books and the internet?

Re: Soylent Campaign

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Post by knowtheory »

Paul_D_Santana wrote: post #234
DanielStraight wrote: post #213

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I appreciate what you're saying, but to be fair to those criticizing, this isn't the problem Solyent is advertised as solving. The stated problem that Soylent is advertised as solving is "food is a hassle", and it is also alleged to provide benefits for health and the environment. It's also being advertised as "perfectly balanced", "automatically [putting] you at an optimal weight", and "[improving] your focus and co…

I'm more interested in seeing Soylent succeed as a benefit to people around the globe who literally cannot afford (or don't have access to) a proper healthy diet.

How does this benefit people around the globe who can't afford or don't have access to a proper healthy diet?

Why don't we instead give money to the sensible things that the WHO does, like genetic engineering probiotic yogurts which produce all of the essential vitamines that humans need (which is something WHO has funded).

Re: Soylent Campaign

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Post by Udo »

xefer wrote: post #22

The logo seems to be a benzene ring. When I see that I think "poison" not "health"

It could also be any other C6 ring. To me, it simply looks "organic" ;)

Re: Soylent Campaign

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Post by jerrytsai »

chasing wrote: post #65

"Soylent is perfectly balanced and optimized for your body and lifestyle, meaning it automatically puts you at an optimal weight, makes you feel full, and improves your focus and cognition." Bull-fucking-shit. This is a product made by four twenty-somethings, none of whom appears to have a background in nutrition or any kind of health studies. To trust your health to these people would be fucking stupid. Jesus. Also:…

I am skeptical of Soylent, but I also think that interesting ideas-- backed by at least some science-- are worth examining.

That being said, health claims such as the ones you cite-- "it automatically puts you at an optimal weight, makes you feel full, and improves your focus and cognition"-- fall into the realm of regulated speech. You shouldn't be making claims like these without well-controlled clinical trials to back them up. The sellers of Soylent will need to hire legal counsel before long...

Re: Soylent Campaign

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Post by Judson »

steveklabnik wrote: post #138
Judson wrote: post #103

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They use a whey protein - I don't believe the formula contains soy.

Doesn't whey protein contain lactose?

There are two types of Whey protein, concentrate and isolate.

Whey protein isolate is a more "pure" form or whey protein that does not contain lactose. Whey concentrate is cheaper, but does contain some lactose.

The site mentions that the formula is lactose free, so I imagine they are using Whey Isolate.

Re: Soylent Campaign

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Post by vecinu »

w1ntermute wrote: post #171
pogden wrote: post #166

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I don't have a scientific background but I still manage to do okay choosing my own food at the grocery store. Soylent doesn't have to be the pinnacle of human nutrition, it just has to be better than burritos and ramen and freezer pizza.

> I still manage to do okay choosing my own food at the grocery store That's because the FDA regulates food. Read The Jungle [0] if you want to know how things were before the FDA existed. These guys need to understand that biotech is nothing like tech and shut this shit down before they kill someone. There's a good reason why you don't see uneducated teenagers "disrupting" the food and drug industries. This isn't li…

I completely agree with your sentiment.
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