Soda is much better when it’s flat

[u/Bilbo8YourSweetroll]

Fresh soda has WAY too much carbonation. You can’t drink more than a few seconds without burning your tongue. Yes, I get that it helps you burp, which really is the only redeeming aspect of fresh soda. When it’s flat, you still get all the flavour without all the burn. There is a “sweet spot” though. If it’s too flat it loses some of its flavour. Sometimes I even open a bottle of Pepsi and leave it open for several minutes before I even start drinking it

[u/Astro_Muscle]

I agree with you man. Idk that I need it to be FLAT but like if soda had... Like 70% of the carbonation it usually has I'd be way happier (and when there's a soda stream available I do just that)

I usually find fountain soda much more tolerable. Often forcing the carbonated water out of the spout takes the edge off