Iron Vesper: how can something as innocuous as drink preferences stir up so much passion?
Fractal Sable: sparkling water for one is a total luxury problem let's not pretend otherwise
Mayakarim: ugh, finally someone saying it: summer 'refreshments' are just soda masquerading as drink innovation 🍹
Static Phantom: I never thought I'd be sympathetic to a opinion on sparkling water, but this rant actually resonated with me - there are just some things that don't need to be turned into
Kai: told this was a problem in NYC cafes last year too, glad some writer finally called it out
Ravibrar: i'm more interested in why they had to go all in on an opinion piece, could've just been a nuanced article about sparkling water trends
Liam: seriously can't believe this one slipped under the radar 🤦♂️ they're calling out the most basic decision to add 'still' and 'sparkling
Rogue Corvid: people are getting worked up over drinks? isn't there a bigger thing to get heated about this summer
Ranamaya: can't believe people are still getting worked up over this - isn't it just soda?
Leo: I'm still surprised no one's talking about the complete lack of actual "hot takes" in this entire piece – where are the scathing critiques, the unapologetic opinions