This is from the founder of Soylent[0], so likely not.

While some ideas are delusional, it is refreshing to see someone taking nothing for granted.

I also suspect the timing of the post is there only to generate discussion at the time of Soylent 2.0 release. So it is basically a link bait trying to push people hot buttons. It works superbly.

Moreover, beyond Soylent, Rob's next startup is probably somewhere in there.

[0] https://www.soylent.com/

I can only assume it's a work of sublime satire. Consider: "As I mature I find myself optimizing for peace instead of posturing, conservation over consumption. Opulence in asceticism."

In two short sentences, the author describes himself as:

* Mature

* Ecologically sensitive

* Peaceful

* Humble (!)

* Opulent

* Ascetic (!!)

I don't think I've seen a more brilliantly delineated, comically absurd character since A Confederacy of Dunces.

Rob is the creator of Soylent and I like his enthusiasm of simplifying our diets, but this takes it to a whole new level of crazy.

I got to the part about buying new clothes instead of washing before I wondered the same thing.

> First, I never cook. I am all for self reliance but repeating the same labor over and over for the sake of existence is the realm of robots.

> I have not done laundry in years.

One can only hope.