I have no real opinion about Soylent but the whole "it started growing mold in the bottle because the creator refused to package it with the 5hing that would prevent it growing mold inside the bottle" is just amazing to me
whoa, wait, it was something they knew about before shipping?
the usual from the factory making the bottles is to have the seals, soylent dude specifically had them taken out in order to make it easier for people to just pick up the bottle and drink.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
I really don't understand the thought process behind getting rid of the foil.
Like, I get that having to pull that thing off a bottle is a minor inconvenience, and that a bottle designed without one would ostensibly lead to a better consumer experience...but surely if you're going to get rid of it it would be prudent to develop some sort of alternative?
It's like saying "buckling your seatbelt is a hassle, so this new car I designed has no seatbelts"
from the guy who thought it was a good idea to kill all his gut flora without thinking of the consequences i wouldn't be surprised if he just didn't think there would be side effects. probably he didn't even think of, like, the case where someone put cyanide in tylenol bottles which is why they're in all your meds even if not necessary for those preservation-wise
whoa, wait, it was something they knew about before shipping?
the usual from the factory making the bottles is to have the seals, soylent dude specifically had them taken out in order to make it easier for people to just pick up the bottle and drink.
at the very least there's probably some sort of civil suit soylent drinkers could do since "oops your bottles might have mold" is kind of a significant thing
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Not always, but when you're clinically depressed and you're not in any way prepared to have a healthy meal, having Nutrients in A Can would be appreciated
Yeah, like, I wasn't even aware the guy had texture issues. Though I'm not certain why these are resolved by replacing all his food with a clumpy milkshake with the consistency of the average puke.
from the guy who thought it was a good idea to kill all his gut flora without thinking of the consequences i wouldn't be surprised if he just didn't think there would be side effects
I repeat. The recipe right before Soylent was fucking kale and nothing else.
Well yeah, the fact that kale is basically just slightly bitter broccolettuce and probably won't actively work to kill you automatically makes it pretty mild as fad diets go.
Man is a most complex simple creature: see what he weaves, and how base his reasons for doing so.
I have read very many articles by Robert Rhineheart after hearing about Soylent for the first time. I talked about it in this very forum. Robert Rhineheart may have sensory problems and I'm sorry about that, but he's a grade-A fucker who thinks he can be above human weakness.
I have nothing but sympathy for people who are afraid of kitchens but I also have nothing but contempt for people who think that everyone is afraid of kitchens. I cannot stand people who are contemptuous of the act of eating, whom Rhineheart and Matthews absolutely are.
There's a ton of ways to not get hurt when you cook, and there are a million things to cook that aren't complicated or require using knives much. Before you start building something new and better, look around and ask; "Is there something that already exists that will fulfill my needs?"
Man is a most complex simple creature: see what he weaves, and how base his reasons for doing so.
Rhineheart's not a nutritionist. He's an engineer. He makes changes based on "maybe this will work" and not "I know what I'm doing because I studied it for years."
Maybe that's acceptable for you, but for a science-ignorant layman like me, it isn't.
Rhineheart's not a nutritionist. He's an engineer. He makes changes based on "maybe this will work" and not "I know what I'm doing because I studied it for years."
Maybe that's acceptable for you, but for a science-ignorant layman like me, it isn't.
eh, actual dieticians will also make changes based partially on "maybe this will work" because wrt the human body we don't know the exact details of everything because humans are stupidly complicated
the issue with soylent is that they don't even know what people who work in food production do know, like "if you don't seal your packaging it'll grow mold"
Rhineheart's not a nutritionist. He's an engineer. He makes changes based on "maybe this will work" and not "I know what I'm doing because I studied it for years."
Maybe that's acceptable for you, but for a science-ignorant layman like me, it isn't.
no in engineering we call that balls fucking stupid too
Unless you're a web engineer fixing bugs with Internet Explorer, in which case it's pretty much business as usual because it sure as hell doesn't follow any sort of consistent logic.
Lots of big businesses are still running IE8. I've had to debug it a few times in recent weeks.
Edge is also yet another incremental step toward standards, just different enough to break some of the previous fixes but need most of the others. It's basically IE12.
Not always, but when you're clinically depressed and you're not in any way prepared to have a healthy meal, having Nutrients in A Can would be appreciated
You might look into products like Ensure. They are basically this, and are not bad tasting and do not have the risk of mold.
Or consider having a bottle of multivitamins, since those can help if you're not making healthy meals.
Neither are perfect solutions, but they're a good stopgap measure. Also they are available in normal grocery stores.
On the first page of this thread, people are talking about Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron as though it's the origin of "soylent." But you're all actually thinking of Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison. I cannot allow this to go uncorrected.
That said, I still eagerly await the development of food pills. WTF is taking so long
On the first page of this thread, people are talking about Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron as though it's the origin of "soylent." But you're all actually thinking of Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison. I cannot allow this to go uncorrected.
this post "(*Harrison Bergeron voice*) Soylent Green is petplaaaayyy" is not me making a mistake, but rather me doing some sort of GMH-y free association thing from Charlton Heston => Harrison Ford => Harrison Bergeron
and the way people described his sensory issues on twitter, when it wasn't ableist on its own, reminded me of ableist things people say
Like I said earlier I also have texture-sensitivity issues I just don't understand how this stuff could help, like, anyone.
Also people are making fun of him because he is a Science cultist, not because of his issues with food.
Like there's an enormous difference between "I don't like food so I made this thing to eat instead" and "I don't like food so I made this thing that everyone should eat instead". Futurefood advocates (Soylent is only one of these but it's the one we're talking about here) fall into the latter camp most of the time.
But see, the person who wrote the article you made this kerfuffle about was definitely in the latter category, and I was bothered that your reaction was, rather than to be empathetic about this person clearly having some weird issues, to get mad that their tone was kind of snarky and accuse them of thinking they're better than you.
On the first page of this thread, people are talking about Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron as though it's the origin of "soylent." But you're all actually thinking of Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison. I cannot allow this to go uncorrected.
this post "(*Harrison Bergeron voice*) Soylent Green is petplaaaayyy" is not me making a mistake, but rather me doing some sort of GMH-y free association thing from Charlton Heston => Harrison Ford => Harrison Bergeron
i was half-asleep, what can i say
Imi was also joking, I am pretty sure, albeit technically correct in the joke in question.
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Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
is this legal
Given they got away with it...
????
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
They get at my feelings about Rhinehardt and his ideology in a way that I don't think I phrased properly.
Thank you very much.
It's "Edge" now, right? which I think is just the same thing with different branding.
That said, I still eagerly await the development of food pills. WTF is taking so long
But see, the person who wrote the article you made this kerfuffle about was definitely in the latter category, and I was bothered that your reaction was, rather than to be empathetic about this person clearly having some weird issues, to get mad that their tone was kind of snarky and accuse them of thinking they're better than you.
Imi was also joking, I am pretty sure, albeit technically correct in the joke in question.