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I’ve always made this joke about Tobacco. It’s a parasite that modifies our brain chemistry to make us physically dependent upon it. It feels a little more “Ha
by braythwayt 8y ago
I’ve always made this joke about Tobacco. It’s a parasite that modifies our brain chemistry to make us physically dependent upon it.
It feels a little more “HaHaOnlySerious” with Tobacco, because it is clearly harmful to its “host organism,” whereas cultivated livestock and Cannabis (or Coffee) are arguably good for humans.
- gowld 8y agoTobacco isn't nearly so bad as smoking the tar that is put in tobacco for modern cigarettes.
- braythwayt 8y agoCigarettes are awful almost to the point of incomprehension. But tar is the byproduct of all smoked leaves, including cigars and marijuana. So you can certainly have a less toxic experience avoiding cigarettes, but smoking is still toxic.