Well, It's Almost Here. . . . .

[DragaoDHJ]

. . . . . . . .  One of  the possible futures  as predicted in science fiction.  :-)

[PartTimeBrewer]

I suppose I am splitting semantic hairs here, but it seems to me that rather than being an alternative to food, this product is just another form of food - a highly processed food.  This does not offer the worlds hungry masses any freedom from large scale agricultural processes when it is made from rice, oats, olive/canola/fish oils, maltodextrin (made from corn or wheat usually), etc.

I think it would be a great way to provide temporary nutrition to refugees and victims of natural disasters etc., but it would be difficult to imagine it satisfying my cravings for a multitude of conventional meals.  Maybe if the they could tweak the flavor and texture it might serve as an occasional supplement when too occupied to otherwise stop and eat.

[PartTimeBrewer]

That soylent looked a lot better than Tang to me.  Tang is close to undrinkable.  I rate it somewhere between cough syrup and Lite beer.