77: Soylent

Soylent had a moment in the mid 2010s, but now its star is falling. But why are so many Soylent copycats succeeding today, when the original meal replacement brand continues to flounder? Have the Soy Boys won the long march through the institutions? Join us on today's epic soyventure. Edited and thumbnail by Braden JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMING Sources: Soylent: How I Stopped Eating for 30 Days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8NCigh54jg One of the Calif. tech world’s saddest inventions has been hemorrhaging cash https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/california-tech-world-soylent-scrambling-adapt-21219237.php The End of Food https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/05/12/the-end-of-food Let Them Eat Goo https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/dining/food-pouches-soylent.html Admit It, That Protein Shake Is Basically Soylent https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/05/soylent-protein-shake/687120/ Know Your Meme: Two Soyjaks Pointing https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/two-soyjaks-pointing