Topic > The food in The End Of Food - 1107 by Lizzie Widdicombe

However, with personal experience of having worked in a cubicle and being a student, I often found myself waiting for lunch as much to eat as to socialize with colleagues and friends. In one passage of his article, Widdicombe describes visiting Caltech and witnessing dinner time, where most of the "Skurves" were preparing dishes for dinner. However, a small minority of students sat surrounded by laptops and problem sets, sipping bottles of Soylent, ignoring the dinnertime commotion. While they are arguably more productive in their use of time, they miss out on socializing with their peers, an essential part of the college experience. Beyond nutritional value, meals provide an outlet for self-expression, bonding, and socializing that would be lost if everyone said: carry a bottle of water with a daily supply of