50 meters was an exaggeration. 25 feet is common. I can assure you that the "we don't hire smokers" is indeed a thing. It became so much of a thing in the 90s

50 meters was an exaggeration. 25 feet is common. I can assure you that the "we don't hire smokers" is indeed a thing. It became so much of a thing in the 90s that many states had to actually pass laws preventing the descrimination: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoker_protection_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoker_protection_law 21 states still do not prevent such discrimination, with Washington being one of them. You'd be shocked at how many jobs in the Seattle area discriminate against smokers. point made on the choice vs no choice thing but my point wasn't about choice it was about how we as a society have collectively decided for the most part not to shit on people and that includes those with an addiction. Also minor nit but being poor is not completely outside of ones control in the majority of cases.