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I'm amazed the powder is still selling well enough to warrant further development after the release of the drink form. It's it primarily an issue of the drink being too expensive for many?

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I quit buying the powder earlier this year, but never considered the drink. I don't want to be tossing a bunch of empty bottles or paying to ship a liquid; it's honestly a little weird that they are prioritizing all this sustainable food stuff but want to truck a prepared liquid to me. The liquid does (or did, not sure now) cost more per kcal and comes in 400kcal bottles, so I would want 4-5 a day; they ship in 12 packs so I would be buying and shipping a lot.

I'm not sure I buy the soy-feminizes-men stuff but it was also at the back of my mind. I don't particularly enjoy other soy things so I was disappointed when they went that route.

I thought about this, but all the food you eat was trucked to a distribution center, then trucked to the store, then driven home by you. There’s lots of packaging involved there too. Meanwhile a shipment of soylent goes straight to you, cutting out all those middlemen.

I'd be interested to see if someone has done the analysis to see if 2000kcal of soylent uses less resources to ship than the same amount of calories from a grocery store.

It may use less than legacy solid foods, but it's significantly less efficient than powder in bags. With that said, bottled Soylent is much more convenient. I'm hopeful that they will improve the powder packaging and composition to make preparation easier.

I prefer the taste of the powder, and it isn't feasible for me to buy, transport (to Argentina), and store the liquid form.

The powdered version is good for travelling, while the premixed drink form is unusable.

I actually prefer the powder's texture. I don't get the same sensation of consuming a meal with the liquid.

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