At least BrightFarms lettuce does see the sun. One has to wonder if the lack of soil microorganisms has any effect on nutrition. How does sterile food affect gut flora/microbiota?
I guess like margarine, lead, we'll find out if it's good or bad in some decades.
I personally have no interest in planting a garden. I have planted and grown as many as 6 tomato plants. Nothing larger than that. I have 12 acres. SO, no shortage of land.
I just do not see the ROI. I have done that with fruit trees and blueberry bushes. They will pay for themselves hopefully by the time I am dead.
I believe this is the next best thing other than buying locally grown food at the farmers markets. It is certainly better than buying food grown thousands of miles away. If you believe in the carbon footprint, it is a heck of a lot better than something grown in Chile.