[zachalexander]

OP here.

> I like food. The smell, experience and taste.

So do I. I cooked food for a living for two years, and am planning a dinner party this weekend.

> Why in god's name would I eat powder to save myself the "hassle" of eating food? That's like promoting adoption as a method of avoiding the "hassle" of having sex.

That is a poor analogy. A better one is this:

Imagine you were forced by biology to have sex three times a day. Personally I'm a fan of sex, but anything would get old if you were forced to do it 3x/day, every day. ("Really? Now? I have to go to work, I don't have time for this.")

I love food, and soylent lets me enjoy food on my own terms.