Originally Posted by cygnus
yeah, nobody seems to care that cars have been one of the most destructive technologies - with cars come roads ALL OVER the place, traffic, pollution, smog, accidents, wars for oil...
SO...
a car is a form of transportation. transportation is nice. it could be implemented better.
tobacco is a plant. it does nice stuff. maybe stop putting garbage in it in a roll of paper.
oh my fucking gaaaah why are we operating at a 3rd grade level of common sense.
QFT.
Mario - I was obviously talking about THINGS; tangible objects. Not actions.
Oh and you just posted another post as I was replying lol
You are sort of correct. But most people driving cars could be taking public transport. Which still creates pollution btw, but just not as much.
And some people do have the need to smoke. Their life would be a lot more stressful without it. As I think I said before, some people have what you call an addictive personality. Which is a misnomer really, but what it means is that they need some sort of vice. The vice is usually something that gives the brain a dopamine boost. Cigarettes, Opiates, possibly Cannabis, MDMA, Meth, Gambling, Fighting, Driving really fast, Hunting etc.
So yes of course people could swap a dirty habit of cigarettes for something else which fills this desire. But in this modern lifestyle that's a hard thing to do. It's so easy to just pick up a smoke.
Also 70% of people with schizophrenia smoke. It actually helps them. Do you want to take it away from them too?
Anyway, I knew this thread would get off-topic. It was sposed to be about if you think this FSC law is bullshit or not. Not about whether people should smoke. Of course that's bound to happen, but do you guys think this is a stupid law or not?
Why make something more harmful than it already is?
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