Soylent: How I Stopped Eating for 30 Days

Is Soylent the future of food? CEO Rob Rhinehart lived on his liquid invention for 30 days straight, and the feat propelled him to internet fame and fortune. So I decided to become the first person to repeat his feat—for a month straight, I'd try to live on nothing but the chemical cocktail, just like Rob. Along the way, I'd investigate the how an artificial food replacement might impact human health, Silicon Valley, and the world at large. This is the story of life after food.

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[BrodiePayne]

>be a kid
>feel weird with leaves
>grow up
>smash them up
>pretend they arent leaves and drink

[SLCtica]

In monotone robotic voice: "I remeber thinking that this was very strange. That I would eat leaves. As a human."

[jimanastasakis]

the factory of soylent is like a cocaine lab or smth

[cde]

He looks and acts like the exact type of person you'd imagine would exist off of a flavorless beige goop.

[jamclow]

Good idea but his ideology seems pretty biased towards selling his own product. Don't trust nature but trust me and drink this powder.

[Underseagalaxy]

The CEO was sweating bullets after he said that he doesn't use human body parts. And that gulp....I'm not convinced.

[ExopMan]

Warehouse was not up to hygienic standards and they didn't mention any dietitians or medical experts on the team (just "startup bros"), which is disturbing. You can be a growing food startup and still have a clean workspace (direct experience).

[grendelum]

They are clearly spending that $800k wisely... who needs a mixer or a proper supply chain when you can overnight from Amazon?

[gunkanjima]

"Bright young men in their 20's" 3:55

*plays a game with a friend involving hitting a ball with a crowbar*

[nerychristian]

The lab doesn't seem very sanitary. They don't even wear face masks when preparing the powder. What if someone coughs into the powder.

[mikaimitchell]

Just saying, my meth lab is more cleanly

[Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

It looks pretty good, honestly. Other than the fact that it's people.

[EASYTIGER]

Interesting that his top reason for liking tomatoes is that they are "red". He never mentions how things taste. Maybe he has suppressed taste perception and that's why he is so he finds it easy to give up normal food. Food is bland to him and he gets little or no taste enjoyment. Eating something that tastes like paper is easy for him.

[i.l.l.l.l.]

*"I'm DEFINITELY NOT secretly an evil lizardperson sent to weaken and degrade mankind"*

-Soylent CEO (probably)

[jonathandavis]

After defeating all the soyboys... you must face the boss

[CIorox_BIeach]

Breaking News: computer programmer attempts cooking. Here's what happened:

[sophierouge]

"I found it strange how I was eating leaves, those are for animals". Um....humans are animals...

[amyg]

The food of the future is already invented, it’s called dippin dots. Nice try, rob.

[musikinspace]

"Why would I eat leaves? I'm human!"
*eyes scan rapidly from side to side looking for flying insects*

[jessratcliffe]

“No ones really lacking clean water” u sure about that? 🤔