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Then you are missing the point of Soylent. Soylent is not made for pleasure. Soylent is made for easy, cheap nutrition. If that doesn't appeal to you, then it's not for you. Comparing Soylent to french cuisine is like comparing a white wall paint to the entire collection of the Louvre. Yes, a Rembrandt is much "nicer" than boring white paint but we still need white paint day-to-day.

Then why not "eat" Ensure? At least Ensure has a track record, is actually available, and has a peer-reviewed scientific backing. What is the advantage of Soylent?

I honestly don't understand the appeal of an unproven and difficult to source food product, but I would appreciate hearing your thoughts.

Soylent is made for easy, cheap nutrition.

I'd add balanced, certainly more so than fast food and microwave meals.

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