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by jcheng 3525 days ago
No, the company/product name is inspired by the book, not the movie. Which means they're not sinister, just oblivious.

https://faq.soylent.com/hc/en-us/articles/201541809-Why-is-i...

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Fair enough, but they must have known about the film. A huge chunk of my family perished in the Holocaust. I therefore don't find "dark humor" about forceful mass euthanasia terribly funny.

At the very least, using that name shows a measure of immaturity on the part of company's leadership and makes me frankly question their judgment in other matters. Recall for example their early struggles with health and safety inspections.

I am hoping to be constructive here, in case someone from Soylent is reading. The name is offensive to some people: why lose even one customer over a clever cultural reference? Why willfully associate your product with population control and cannibalism?