I'm not drinking less water because I'm drinking artificially sweetened soda; I'm drinking less genuinely sweetened soda. I have no illusion that my diet soda i

I'm not drinking less water because I'm drinking artificially sweetened soda; I'm drinking less genuinely sweetened soda. I have no illusion that my diet soda is better than water, but that seems to be what most comparisons are between. And maybe some day I'll remove diet soda, but for now it's not competing with water; it's competing with soda, and I suspect it's at least an upgrade in that regard.