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Boom times in Silicon Valley call for hard work, and hard work — at least in technology land — means that coders, engineers and venture capitalists are turning to liquid meals with names like Schmoylent, Soylent, Schmilk and People Chow. The protein-packed products that come in powder form are inexpensive and quick and easy to make — just shake with water, or in the case of Schmilk, milk. While athletes and dieters have been drinking their dinner for years, Silicon Valley's workers are now increasingly chugging their meals, too, so they can more quickly get back to their computer work.
Demand for some of the powdered drinks, which typically mix nutrients like magnesium, zinc and vitamins, is so high that some engineers report being put on waiting lists of one to six months to receive their first orders. And the drinks are taking off across techie social circles. Venture capitalists have also poured money into the companies that offer the meal replacements, and investors including Alexis Ohanian, a founder of Reddit, count themselves as fans of the drinks.
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(Score: 1) by KGIII on Wednesday May 27 2015, @10:49PM
I am slowly working that path, enlightenment - I am a Buddhist, and I do not think Buddha (heh, which one? :D) would drink that. His enlightenment came AFTER he realized that doing stupid crap is, well, doing stupid crap and not enlightened. That would include drinking Ensure instead of eating. Not because Ensure is bad, it may be, but because finding pleasure in a meal is a good thing. Now he would probably have been pragmatic if Ensure was the only thing he had and it being the only thing he had he might have found it good. I am a bit skeptical about my attempt to ascribe to Buddha what I do not know so I will couch this by stating that the above is my opinion.
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2015, @10:55PM
Does your buddha say that you must take pleasure everywhere it is possible?
Maybe he does, given how he's so often depicted as a jolly fat man.
(Score: 1) by KGIII on Thursday May 28 2015, @12:43AM
Everywhere does imply no moderation, so, it would be unlikely. Moderation doesn't mean dissatisfaction intentionally. One could choose to drink these things but the reason is important as is the result.
"So long and thanks for all the fish."