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I really hope one day people will look back at those practices the same way we look back at the normality of cigarettes being pushed on everyone back in the 50's.
what about no. too many people are smoking today.
If you think it's bad now, come on over and we'll take my time machine to 1988 when I started. My friend taught me walking around the indoor mega mall.
i mean, why wouldnt they?
life sucks, society sucks, world sucks, who wouldnt want to check out faster.
the same sucky life is even worse with heart disease, not that I don't sympathise with the desire to get out but that's a really dumb way to do it
One of my favourite people used to say "you gotta die from something" whenever the topic of his smoking would come up. Then he got a stroke that didn't kill him.
Ya if it was just death itd be one thing, but becoming mentally disabled or something from a stroke is scarier to me
how about weaponizing your willingness to die against the world that made you want to instead of just dying peacefully
WHY BE THE [[Little Sponge]] WHO HATES ITS [[$4.99]] LIFE WHEN YOU CAN BE A [[BIG SHOT!!!]]
Suicidal people who don’t take at least one fascist with them? World is better off without them anyway.
Because it's excessively slow and painful.
yes, but its much more socially acceptable than putting a gun to your temple.
there are better ways for that. smoking just makes the rest of your life worse
But you look so cool.
there are better ways for that. smoking just makes the rest of your life worse
Now we push vape pens. Not much has changed.
Doctors aren't making corporate vape ads. There are no ads at the movies and on TV. People aren't openly vaping indoors and their way to the vape vending machine. Vapes are a whole different deal than old-time cigarettes. And kids sure aren't vaping with teachers in the vape hole between classes.
Gotta admit, I got a grin thinking someone out there find the two comparable. You should have seen the 80s after smoking was "dialed down"!