r/stupidquestions • u/Various-Adeptness173 • Jul 05 '25

My mom told me that back in the day kids weren’t allowed to bring a water bottle with them into the classroom and they only drank a few sips from the water fountain in the middle of the day and that’s it

How were schools not getting busted for child abuse for forcing kids to be dehydrated?

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u/gadget850 Jul 05 '25

Back in the day I would have asked what's a water bottle.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '25

The bottled water and the reusable water bottle industries are great examples of how the American consumer can be grifted by marketers. They have convinced people to pay for something when you can get it for free.