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0 pointsw1ntermute12y ago0 comments

In your boundless zeal for "innovation," you have completely failed to comprehend what I was saying. Putting someone in the hospital is no laughing matter. You can't just "iterate" and "learn from your mistakes" in biotech. We're talking about life and death here, not some filtered hipster cat photos.

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cwilson12y ago

We're talking about life and death now? That's quite the extreme you've just jumped to. After reading through the ingredients being used in Soylent none of them seem particularly life threatening (Cached version, site seems to be slammed: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:f487PaT...).

I admit they need a warning of some sort on the campaign, and they should probably link to his blog posts about everything that goes into this, but the "life and death" argument is a bit extreme.

AnIrishDuck12y ago

> After reading through the ingredients being used in Soylent none of them seem particularly life threatening

It's not what's in this product, it's what this product is purported to replace. I don't see anything inherently harmful in a wooden frame until it's marketed as a drop-in replacement for reinforced steel construction.

This product is being marketed as an alternative to food.

w1ntermuteOP12y ago

> After reading through the ingredients being used in Soylent none of them seem particularly life threatening

Please, stop commenting on things you clearly do not understand. Human biology and nutrition is a tad more complicated than creating an iPhone fart app. There's a lot more to nutrition than examining a list of ingredients.

javert12y ago

Unless you present a specific reason to think that Soylent is unsafe, you're just blowing hot air.

The reason I even bother pointing this out is because you seem like the kind of person who might actually be able to present a specific reason.

Obviously, it's not safe to assume that it can replace all food, period, but I don't see/haven't heard any specific reason to suspect that it would be dangerous to consume it in large portions on a regular basis.

tokenizer12y ago

Not get caught up in the hate/arguing, but if they're raising money for this, and will be apparently working within the FDA guidelines, wouldn't they have strenuous testing before they release this to market?

zipppy12y ago

The facility is apparently FDA-approved -- this says nothing about the product itself.

edit: I will probably try it myself as a replacement for some meals, so I hate to simply sound like another voice piling on, but it seems pretty clear to me (whether it was intentional or not) that the "FDA-approved" comment is misleading.

usefulcat12y ago

Depends on exactly what they mean by "produced in an FDA-approved facility with strict regulatory controls ensuring safety". To me, that sounds like it could mean as little as "we're going to produce it in a commercial kitchen".

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cwilson12y ago

I admit they need a warning of some sort on the campaign, and they should probably link to his blog posts about everything that goes into this, but the "life and death" argument is a bit extreme.

AnIrishDuck12y ago

> After reading through the ingredients being used in Soylent none of them seem particularly life threatening

This product is being marketed as an alternative to food.

w1ntermuteOP12y ago

> After reading through the ingredients being used in Soylent none of them seem particularly life threatening

javert12y ago

Unless you present a specific reason to think that Soylent is unsafe, you're just blowing hot air.

The reason I even bother pointing this out is because you seem like the kind of person who might actually be able to present a specific reason.

tokenizer12y ago

zipppy12y ago

The facility is apparently FDA-approved -- this says nothing about the product itself.

usefulcat12y ago

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