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I'm sorry but I find that a poor example.

You have to maintain a car, feed it (oil/diesel/electricity) and care for it (regular washing), otherwise it will go the 'way of the horse' ...

I agree with you on your last statement but I don't think soylent is a solution to that problem. I don't think a formula will have the nutritious benefit of a manually prepared fresh meal.

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It's a great example. Cars started out needing much more maintenance than they do now, but they're steadily getting better, and so should food.

> I don't think soylent is a solution to that problem. I don't think a formula will have the nutritious benefit of a manually prepared fresh meal.

This is a silly thing to say, honestly. It's unscientific in every possible way, and honestly sounds like saying "I don't think there's any way there's not a god" to defend religion.

It's worth giving it a shot, or doing research to prove or disprove it, but wild speculation is not the way to approach this one, imho.

Did you just describe Soylent?

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