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waymonster t1_jdt99i1 wrote

Reply to comment by Eff_Tee in My 25 year old Rivendell Atlantis with home made bags. A perfect bicycle. by Dirtdancefire

But what is there to discuss? I’m not judging just find it funny as a discussion topic. If I ever randomly join people talking about how good water is in real life. I think I’d just laugh lol

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Khaosfury t1_jdtdfkt wrote

I think it's for the people who remind everyone else to drink water, since (at least in my personal experience) a lot of people don't think much about keeping their water intake up and are thus dehydrated despite being surrounded by clean water. I don't personally visit it much but that's my understanding at least.

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HunterThompsonsentme t1_jdu1d1q wrote

Back in my day that sub was called r/ WaterNiggas but as it gained popularity, they changed it to something less...in your face. The original meme was kind of an ironic play on how water tastes vs how it's necessary for life. That's the whole joke. "damn this water actually kinda fire???" well of course it is, it's what sustains life on this earth.

There was also a specifically black sensibility to the original joke, playing off a cultural stereotype that black people don't drink water, in fact they drink anything BUT water--soda, grape juice, energy drinks etc. Mostly just a stereotype, but I remember when those memes started circulating a lot of them came from "black people twitter"

It has since devolved into a subreddit for hydration and potable water appreciation ....and that's fine too. But the real ones remember the water niggas

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N-Waverace t1_jdtkdgd wrote

It seems like we are increasingly being notsurrounded by clean water

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Pschobbert t1_jdtcqbt wrote

That's the point (I think). People making a big fuss about nothing at all, and other people laughing at them :) I mean yes, water is life, but to some people it's like a religion!

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GavrielBA t1_jdw0dnf wrote

I don't know where you live but from my experience 1st world countries don't like water. They'll drink anything but water. Beer. Coffee. Tea. Cola. Other soft drinks. Fake juices. Milk. Protein shakes. You name it

Drinking water is too... Plebe for them

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