Slightly salty water shouldn’t taste bad. Soda and Gatorade are both relatively salty. If you are dehydrated, you might even prefer water with a dash of salt. In fact, Dasani et Al, carefully control the salt balance to make the flavor right.
But yeah. Water is tasteless so a pinch of salt goes a long way when there is no fat or protein (or sugar) to cut it.
Slightly salty water shouldn’t taste bad. Soda and Gatorade are both relatively salty. If you are dehydrated, you might even prefer water with a dash of salt. In fact, Dasani et Al, carefully control the salt balance to make the flavor right.
But yeah. Water is tasteless so a pinch of salt goes a long way when there is no fat or protein (or sugar) to cut it.