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Uhhh what?
I quit drinking soda years ago and switched to flavored seltzer water. I was drinking 4-6 sodas a day for years before that.
For me quitting sugar was only difficult for the first few days, until whatever was in my gut crying for it died off I guess.
Just have to want to do it, like anything else that requires willpower.
Just because you maybe do it, it doesn't mean that everyone is willing, or can, or will, or will be the same experience. Your personal case doesn't extrapolate to the big number.
You said “nobody is willing”.
I am saying YOUR experience can't be extrapolated to all people, and second, we are missing the point that is the cost/benefit of sugar vs sweeteners.
That's not what you're saying.
Edit: Also, nobody's experience can be extrapolated to all people. What a ridiculous idea. But there are plenty of people who are able to give up consuming excess sugar. Just because you can't, doesn't mean that extrapolates to all people.