this post was submitted on 05 May 2025
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By the way, the r/poppi subreddit has been deleted. Pepsi silencing all dissent. I would say to "pour one out" for Poppi, but I don't recommend buying these sodas, and I don't drink soda in general (water remains undefeated).

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[–] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 92 points 1 month ago (4 children)

[explains in depth how the inevitable laws of capitalism are resulting in an unhealthier, worse product, to dismay]

I'm all for capitalism,

This is another huey_freeman_sigh.webp moment

[–] SteamedHamberder@hexbear.net 37 points 1 month ago

I’m all for Capitalism but why do corporations care about profits so much?

[–] Civility@hexbear.net 30 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

[explains in depth how the inevitable laws of capitalism are resulting in an unhealthier, worse product, to dismay]

I'm all for capitalism, but

I do not, in fact, think this person is all for capitalism.

Edit: I looked at their post history, they seem to be an ex-con gay man whose main political subreddits are r/TheLib and r/JohnOliver where they post trump is hitler/russiagate stuff. They're a sinophobe. Their main hobbies seem to be pokemon go and sports gambling. They live in North Carolina. They believe real communism has never been tried and wouldn't work anyway because of human nature. They work in sales and say they make 6 figures. They may, in fact, be all for capitalism 😭

[–] Frivolous_Beatnik@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'll have to start replying to posts with a blank comment, just for my avi

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[–] DengistDonnieDarko@hexbear.net 70 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"I'm all for capitalism"

capitalist does capitalist thing capitalist-ly

"wtf >:("

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 40 points 1 month ago

"still love the truck, though"

[–] Strayce 67 points 1 month ago

I've worked in tech for over a decade but was it too much to ask of a giant corporation to not acquire a product and turn it into garbage?

This reads like a bit.

[–] nothx@hexbear.net 59 points 1 month ago (1 children)

hardcore soda enthusiasts

Stop

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 48 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I only drink prestige soda. This is a soda casual who doesn't know shit about the spice meta.

[–] KurtVonnegut@hexbear.net 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Let's see Paul Allen's sody pop.

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 31 points 1 month ago

bateman-business-card oh my god, it even has 7% juice

[–] Strayce 18 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I know this is a joke, but there are entire branches of science dedicated to developing the spice meta.

Motherfuckers are really out there using gas chromatography to optimise soda flavours.

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago

True soda fans only buy from rogue organic chemists.

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago

Motherfuckers are really out there using gas chromatography to optimise soda flavours.

People forget how much science goes into designing and optimizing food products. One look at the dairy industry food products, for instance, and the amount of R&D is actually astronomical

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[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 51 points 1 month ago

I'm all for capitalism but does it have to do what capitalism does to the things that I like?

[–] ryepunk@hexbear.net 46 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Keep winning by drinking water.

Oh I'm being told my province has sold all the water rights to Nestle. For like no money at all. Fuck.

[–] Dialectical_Idealist@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Buy a carbonation tank and some specialty bottles/pipes/nozzle for under $200. Carbonate all your drinks for cents a gallon. Experiment with your own soda syrup or just drink sparkling water/wine. After the initial investment you just need to refill the tank every six months.

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Yes, it is too much to ask of a corporation to not turn their product into garbage. Their entire incentive starts and ends at profit. They will do whatever they can to increase profit, and this is hailed as "the efficiency of the private sector".

[–] Krem@hexbear.net 33 points 1 month ago

I consume about 3 cans a day

this is like a smoker "quitting" by switching to those thin cigarettes but still smoking all day. my lungs are saved!

[–] LeninsBeard@hexbear.net 31 points 1 month ago

This is definitely a lib post but I have people who I care about who have been able to reduce their sugar/sweetener intake a lot by switching to Poppi and it sucks to see that they're turning into basically another diet soda

[–] HelluvaBottomCarter@hexbear.net 30 points 1 month ago

I don't think poppi costs $2.50 per can because they're smoll bean indie soda company. I also don't think Pepsi bought poppi with the hopes of cutting costs for more people. More like they were impressed that someone was able to dupe people into paying $2.50 for a can of fizzy water with less sugar in it.

[–] Alisu@hexbear.net 22 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Who drinks soda instead of water? Isn't it something you drink with a meal? I stopped a long time ago too, but I used to only drink soda while eating

[–] Bolshechick@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Water sucks and is boring. I want am explosion of flavor in my mouth at all times tbh

[–] SchillMenaker@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago

Thank you Henry Winkler

[–] TheLastHero@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago

tip from a pro water drinker: try putting ice cubes in it. Crazy I know, but its even calorie negative too

[–] KurtVonnegut@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago

Who drinks soda instead of water?

The majority of people in the American south. Soda or sweet tea.

[–] Dialectical_Idealist@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

We must return to tea my friends

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago
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[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

i drink a glass of diet soda on it's own sometimes, never really with a meal though
most of them are too carbonated for me so i usually leave it to go a little flat and sip it while i read/watch/play something

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[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I stopped drinking sugary shit by getting a sodastream (before I knew it was israeli) and just using it to make bubbly water... stopped my soda purchases instantly and forever pretty much

[–] TheBroodian@hexbear.net 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Making soda water is a generic process that can be done without a soda stream, just saying that out loud for anybody else that might want to save money making soda at home...

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, you can buy adapters for a gas tank to your bottle threads of choice and go at it. Super simple. AliExpress is a gold mine. Too bad gas tanks cost a bit of cash and you need somewhere to store it. And they're heavy.

[–] pumpchilienthusiast@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] batsforpeace@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago

you-hear-about-video-games poppi is finished

[–] SteamedHamberder@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pixar’s Sodas II: The legend of Poppi’s gold let’s fucking goooo

[–] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago

Disney is leaving money on the table not making Sodas a real movie

[–] hamid@vegantheoryclub.org 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] egs81t@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

It gets me every time.

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[–] StillNoLeftLeft@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago

A huge treat related whine about capitalism -> "I'm all for capitalism..."

[–] 51dz31@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago

Fortunately I never drink soda or any sweet drinks

[–] abc@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hexbears will hate me for this but drinking diet soda is more hydrating than drinking water so I get it. I'm not sure why Poppi is 30 calories/can but maybe if they hopped off Poppi's dick and onto a real diet soda they'd live a little.

[–] Runcible@hexbear.net 37 points 1 month ago (5 children)

drinking diet soda is more hydrating than drinking water

?

[–] SchillMenaker@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's got what plants crave

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[–] RangeFourHarry@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago

Big if true, poppi was a great middle ground between kombucha :(

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