SoullessAutomaton comments on Wanting to Want - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SoullessAutomaton 19 May 2009 09:46:56AM *  0 points [-]

Surely substituting 'Coke' or 'Pepsi' would make the Australians and Canadians among us feel more welcome.

This actually loses something in context, though--Mt. Dew (in the USA) has a somewhat higher caffeine content than those (about 20% more, I think), and also has a reputation as something people drink primarily for the caffeine content, not the flavor.

A better example might be "energy drinks" like Red Bull, which are typically dense, syrupy carbonated beverages with twice the caffeine content of a cola, but I'm not sure how common those are in other areas.

EDIT: This comment was written on the premise that the parent was a genuine request for greater acknowledgement of LW readers not in the USA, not a disingenuous attempt to make an off-topic point about something completely unrelated to this post. Disregard this comment as appropriate.

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Comment author: SoullessAutomaton 20 May 2009 07:34:51PM 1 point [-]

The grandparent was a genuine request. The sincerity of the disingenuous EDIT in the reply I have ironic doubts about.

I reevaluated the comment after seeing the downvotes it received and based on the apparent attempt to score a point in a discussion on a different post. If you were being genuine then okay, I accept your word on the matter and retract the edit with my apologies.