▲ 503 ▼ unfathomable (thelemmy.club) submitted 2 weeks ago by QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 96 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] village604@adultswim.fan -3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) Ok, if it was about protecting everyone, they'd get rid of flavored alcohol too. Alcohol is one of the most harmful drugs on the planet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) They tried that. Famously so. So now we pay a fuck load of money trying to get people to willingly stop, and on enforcement of traffic laws. Which is why you can still buy your cancer sticks to feed your addiction, but not flavored. Because that's a low hanging fruit. Just ban the cancer companies from flavoring their cancer sticks like candy. Make it obvious that they're selling you your slow, painful death. Maybe you're lost in your addiction, but maybe someone else can use this to quit, and maybe a kid won't start. It's all still cheaper than the healthcare costs of tobacco. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Epp@lemmus.org 3 points 1 week ago We should also ban sugar, for all the same reasons. permalink fedilink source parent [+] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -7 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) Alcohol only negatively affects one person, not everyone around them, and in moderation has almost no negative effects. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) alcohol only negatively effects one person Tell that to the hundreds of thousands dead due to drunk driving, or the many women and children who suffer domestic abuse from alcoholics. Alcohol is one of , if not the worst drugs for society because it can cause belligerence which can lead to violence, and it lowers inhibitions and cognitive capabilities causing people to do dangerous shit and failing horrifically and harming people like drunk driving. In moderation has almost no negative effects there is no safe level of alcohol consumption it is poison, and I say that as someone who drinks often. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) They tried that. Famously so. So now we pay a fuck load of money trying to get people to willingly stop, and on enforcement of traffic laws. Which is why you can still buy your cancer sticks to feed your addiction, but not flavored. Because that's a low hanging fruit. Just ban the cancer companies from flavoring their cancer sticks like candy. Make it obvious that they're selling you your slow, painful death. Maybe you're lost in your addiction, but maybe someone else can use this to quit, and maybe a kid won't start. It's all still cheaper than the healthcare costs of tobacco. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Epp@lemmus.org 3 points 1 week ago We should also ban sugar, for all the same reasons. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Epp@lemmus.org 3 points 1 week ago We should also ban sugar, for all the same reasons. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -7 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) Alcohol only negatively affects one person, not everyone around them, and in moderation has almost no negative effects. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) alcohol only negatively effects one person Tell that to the hundreds of thousands dead due to drunk driving, or the many women and children who suffer domestic abuse from alcoholics. Alcohol is one of , if not the worst drugs for society because it can cause belligerence which can lead to violence, and it lowers inhibitions and cognitive capabilities causing people to do dangerous shit and failing horrifically and harming people like drunk driving. In moderation has almost no negative effects there is no safe level of alcohol consumption it is poison, and I say that as someone who drinks often. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) alcohol only negatively effects one person Tell that to the hundreds of thousands dead due to drunk driving, or the many women and children who suffer domestic abuse from alcoholics. Alcohol is one of , if not the worst drugs for society because it can cause belligerence which can lead to violence, and it lowers inhibitions and cognitive capabilities causing people to do dangerous shit and failing horrifically and harming people like drunk driving. In moderation has almost no negative effects there is no safe level of alcohol consumption it is poison, and I say that as someone who drinks often. permalink fedilink source parent
