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From the article: In one focus group cited in industry documents, smokers said tossing their butts to the ground was “a natural extension of the defiant/rebell
by state_less 8y ago
From the article:
In one focus group cited in industry documents, smokers said tossing their butts to the ground was “a natural extension of the defiant/rebellious smoking ritual.”
- KozmoNau7 8y agoIn addition to ignorance about the non-biodegradable nature of cigarette butts, I think it's very much a case of egocentric pseudo-macho faux-rebellion against society. It comes from the same mindset as diesel truck owners rolling coal on cyclists and people in hybrid cars, and destruction of public property (park benches, trash cans and such). Some people either just don't give a shit about other people, or are actively antagonistic.
- hossbeast 8y ago"diesel truck owners rolling coal on cyclists and people in hybrid cars". What does this mean?
- KozmoNau7 8y ago"Rolling coal" is deliberately tuning a diesel engine (by increasing the amount of fuel in relation to air) to make it emit large amount of sooty smoke on acceleration. Any particulate filters and other emissions equipments is usually also removed. It's a well-known term among car enthusiasts, I didn't consider that it probably isn't as well-known among people who are not car enthusiasts :-) The intention is to "stick it to the environmentalists", by deliberately and visually polluting as much as possible, and by blowing this sooty smoke right at perceived environmentalists, ie. people on bicycles or in hybrid cars. In other words, trying to be as much of an asshole as possible. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_coal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_coal
- llampx 8y agoI would like people like these to spend some time in a heavily polluted city like New Delhi, Mexico City or Shanghai/Beijing, to figure out if this is really the world they want to live in. smh...