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[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Plus I can’t upgrade the place I live in to resolve that ugh.

If we are talking about living in a place where the water is literally nonpotable, maybe you're correct. But if it's simply that you don't like the taste then this isn't about it being more expensive. Additionally, if this is the case, you can just buy a filter, which would produce way better tasting water at a fraction of the cost of soda.

My point about beer giving a buzz is that it actually provides something that water does not. If you are looking for caffeine from a soda, there are way better ways of getting it without getting all those empty calories as well. If you just need to hydrate, water is pretty universally the best choice (when it comes to vs soda, although maybe a tiny bit of soda would be better than just water if you are seriously deplenished from an intense workout. . .although so is a bit of beer).

I mean, you do you, I was just curious as to how in the world soda was cheaper than water. I'm not even sure it's cheaper if you just buy it bottled as well. I'm curious as to your math. I just did a quick check on walmart, and the water is less than a cent per ounce, while the cheapest coke I saw was about 2.9 cents per ounce. . and that required having a 2 liter bottle, which would require using it rather quickly.