there is a hardwired instinct for eating tasty food
There is a strong hardwired instinct for eating food, tasty or not. As I said, the criteria is that it stops you being hungry and makes you feel satiated. Soylent satisfies this instinct.
Whether Soylent provides adequate nutrition remains to be seen.
Soylent provides ideal amounts of every known nutrient. It's possible that there's some obscure nutrient that people who live solely on Soylent haven't gone without long enough to have noticeable effects. Many people guard against this by having a regular meal once a day.
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