I read the article. I “love” that she raises that there are some health conditions that require you to drink less water, but doesn’t mention that some require you to drink more.

I have POTS-like dysautonomia. My water target, set by my cardiologist, is at least 100 oz a day. My salt target is 10 grams, so I also have 2–3 high-sodium electrolyte mixes a day, on top of a high-salt diet and salt pills as needed.

I also “love” when people tell me electrolytes are a fad and I probably don’t actually need them. It’s great to know people may soon talk about my water consumption the same way! *eye roll*

I mean, they are right. After a long trip on my private jet, I usually climb a high area and then let my scales absorb water for half an hour. It really helps me with my hustle grindset.

Dihydrogenmonoxide is a dangerous chemical. Every murderer has had a detectable amount of it within their body at time of arrest.

Jokes on them, I carry a 1.5L bottle!

well that didn’t take long to go from “stop using the data center water for showers. Think of the poor tech billionaires” being a meme to being a realistic thing.

and yes, it’s a real article https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/ditch-the-40-ounce-water-bottle-youre-probably-hydrated-enough-c62affd9

The point is even our most basic of needs like ingesting water needs to be turned into a transfer of wealth to the 1%. This WSJ reporter is basically saying you should consume your water through soda instead of normal, clean water, that it’s good enough, which is very much isn’t