On: Is Spending Time on Social Media Bad for Us?

[linkmotif]

What they're saying is: smoking isn't the worst thing ever, in moderation. We'll still sell you packs of twenty, but don't smoke them all in one day.

[codinghorror → linkmotif]

You bring up a good point: is this _addictive?_

[eadmund → linkmotif]

But that's actually true. Maybe the world would have been better if we'd encouraged smoking in moderation instead of banning, banning, banning: deaths would be far fewer, and freedom would be much stronger.

[linkmotif → eadmund]

Yeah I know but packs of twenty are optimized to keep you smoking not in moderation. Even if they sold you loosies it would still be hard for most people to smoke in moderation. That’s why smoking coughFacebookcough is so insidious. Sorry I’ve been smoking too much ;)

[goialoq → eadmund]

Smoking wasn't banned until very recently, after tremendous damage was done. Even now, smoking is only banned in places where it harms other people. You can smoke at home as much as you like.

[rhizome → eadmund]

Based on my experience, both England and Tokyo sell cigarettes in packs of 10. The US tobacco industry doesn't want moderation.

[mpclark → rhizome]

FWIW sales of packets of ten were banned in the UK earlier this year, to deter youngsters from buying cigarettes.

[rhizome → mpclark]

"Go big or go home, kid!"