In this article Rhinehart reveals his inside philosophy about his reasoning and what has lead him to follow the life of Soylent. We examine the benefits and drawbacks of Soylent throughout this article according to Rhinehart himself as well as the writer. A Passage I found very interesting was the third passage. The writer points out that he is holding a nine dollar juice when going to meet up with Rhinehart. This action is very symbolic of the fact that Soylent is so cheap and affordable compared to the writer’s nine dollar juice. Later in the same paragraph Rhinehart exclaims that the juice is all sugar and the presentation of it is a rustic look resulting in a sense of false advertising for such a delicate treat like a sugary juice. On the other had, Soylent has all of the ingredients right there when you order so you know what you are consuming. Another paragraph that intrigued me was paragraph 9. In this passage Rhinehart explains all of the four major food groups are accounted for in Soylent along with other essential vitamins. This brings up the point of Soylent being a utility and compared to the necessity to oil for an engine. He also connects the taste of water with that of Soylent. Even though neither of them have much taste at all, water is still the most prominent beverage across the world so why should the taste of Soylent matter? In paragraph eleven, the writer gives a kind of simple and loner sense to Rhinehart as a person which may be a reason for the lifestyle that he chose. He may not need the social communion of dining with actual food that others may enjoy. Rhinehart also compares life as a walking reaction which says a lot given his ways of life regarding the intake of the necessity ingredients for meal replacement and in a sense he is right, his body, along with everyone else’s is a chemical reaction. While reading this article I got a better understanding of what lead Rhinehart to this lifestyle and I believe he may have a strong point. Is Soylent the future?
