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Why is it that alcohol be a wonderful unique inebriate but soda can't be? It used to be my preferred source of caffeine. If you don't abuse soda, it has a lot g

Why is it that alcohol be a wonderful unique inebriate but soda can't be? It used to be my preferred source of caffeine. If you don't abuse soda, it has a lot going for it too. It's basically liquid candy that also makes you more alert and attentive. If there's a problem with sugar filled soda it's how it has been aggressively advertised in ways which normalized it as something to drink regularly and included filling schools and restaurants with the stuff crowding out or even forbidding other options.

dmitryminkovsky 5y ago
> Why is it that alcohol be a wonderful unique inebriate but soda can't be? It definitely can be. I meant to say that for me, caffeine isn't in the same league of inebriants as alcohol. It's definitely a lot less subtle for me. I'm sure that varies from person to person though, so maybe it can be? I don't know. > that also makes you more alert and attentive. This must also be a subjective experience-based thing. I've never felt more alert or attentive from soda, but of course that's just me. And I may have ADHD, which may be a factor. > If you don't abuse soda, it has a lot going for it too. ... If there's a problem with sugar filled soda it's how it has been aggressively advertised ... Yeah, I agree with this. I think if there is a problem, that's the problem. Also the serving sizes, which used to be much smaller when soda first came about. And the degree to which people lead sedentary lifestyles, and a bunch of other factors. For what it's worth, I'm not promoting alcohol here, either. I'm not a big fan because it's hard to get it right (but when I do, it's great) so in the last ten years I pretty much only consume alcohol like 5-10 times a year, max. It just goes wrong too easily for me.