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I don't get one of the three premises the author is making: Nobody likes a campfire for the smoke, right? I mean, I get the whole 'now let me tell you why what
by Joe-Z 8y ago
I don't get one of the three premises the author is making: Nobody likes a campfire for the smoke, right?
I mean, I get the whole 'now let me tell you why what you love is actually a bad thing'-experiment, but latching it onto wood-smoke, which I'm pretty sure nobody would miss, seems kind of disingenuous.
- happytoexplain 8y agoI have a response to this on another of your comments, but I should have replied to this one, because it's more relevant. I'm squarely on the other side of the fence, in that I'm surprised to suddenly find that this point of view exists. Edit: Perhaps it goes without saying, but, since it sounds like the author is making the same mistake I did (that nearly all people find wood smoke enjoyable), I doubt he's being disingenuous.
- plorkyeran 8y agoPeople certainly don't like being the ones that have the plume of smoke blown into their face, but they still treat that as merely a minor annoyance. If you asked a group sitting around a campfire if they enjoyed the smell of the smoke when it wasn't being blown in their face I would expect the majority to say yes.
- Digory 8y agoCounterpoint: there’s not much to like about these[0] pine or balsam incense sticks, unless you like the smell of woodsmoke. And as far as I can tell, this particular brand has been selling for nearly 90 years. A few times now, I’ve bought them in the hope that they really will make my house smell like a pine forest. They smell like smoldering wood, or campfire ashes. Someone must like it. I like campfires, but not inside. [0] https://www.vermontcountrystore.com/balsam-incense-sticks-box-of-50/product/40494 https://www.vermontcountrystore.com/balsam-incense-sticks-bo...