HN allows you to interact with hundreds of people from all over the globe, something that you could not do in real life, it would be a physical impossibility.
On top of that it does not replace you normal day-to-day interaction with others, nor does it aim to do so, it simply complements it.
Soylent does not do anything regular food does not already do except (probably) save some time, replaces enjoyment of food (taste, smell) and good company with slurping sludge and aims to replace.
The company may aim to replace all their users' meals with Soylent, but the user can have different aims, which can just be to replace the occasional meal that you had to rush, even if that's just once a month. Even the creator still eats normal meals with friends and family.
Besides, it only replaces company if the only thing you can do accompanied is eat. Otherwise, it might actually save you time to do other social activities, instead of having to drive home and spend 90 minutes preparing and eating a meal.
It's perfectly reasonable to have reservations about Soylent, but your comment just sounds like a "damn kids with your video games, get off my lawn".
> It's perfectly reasonable to have reservations about Soylent, but your comment just sounds like a "damn kids with your video games, get off my lawn".
Actually, your commented tried to ridicule, whereas mine was made in good faith and would have likely been exactly identical if I'd written it at 25 instead of nearly 50. In fact, back then I probably needed the health and social aspects of food and company more than I do today (and I was well aware of it).
I simply laid out my reasons for definitely not jumping on this bandwagon, and I don't have any dog in the race financially or otherwise.
So, what's your motivation for attacking anybody that dares to raise doubt about the product, or that maybe simply disagrees with their philosophy with such energy?
I don't know your age, nor do I care. Your comment (and others here) just strikes me as unimaginative and slightly self-aggrandizing; pontification on the value of shared meals and slowing down makes for boring reading. It's fine that you (and I don't mean just you) don't have an interest in Soylent, but I don't have an interest in getting a car, and yet I don't go around posting on Tesla threads about the value of walking and the dangers of cars.
Do you know the Onion's story of the man who mentions he has no TV[1]? That's how those posts sound to me.
I don't have a horse in this race, I'm not in any way associated with Soylent, nor do I even plan to buy a pack. I don't trust it as a meal replacement, and I think their claims are overreaching. I have no problem with concrete criticism, and you don't see me replying to ("attacking", as you put it) people raising valid questions, just those posting just to tell us how much they don't need it and those writing unprovable claims.
And they may be 9 posts (although they were only 8 before this post), but most are back-and-forth with people that replied to me.
HN allows you to interact with hundreds of people from all over the globe, something that you could not do in real life, it would be a physical impossibility.
On top of that it does not replace you normal day-to-day interaction with others, nor does it aim to do so, it simply complements it.
Soylent does not do anything regular food does not already do except (probably) save some time, replaces enjoyment of food (taste, smell) and good company with slurping sludge and aims to replace.
Nice try though.