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> Very few people nowadays think that seatbelts are a bad idea Just look around this very thread, you may be surprised. The main problem, I believe, is that m

> Very few people nowadays think that seatbelts are a bad idea Just look around this very thread, you may be surprised. The main problem, I believe, is that most of the people really don't like the idea of being ordered to be even minorly inconvenienced even for their own supposed benefit, much less for benefit of the others. I've known several smokers, and they all complained how the laws keep getting stricter on where you can legally smoke, and that the tobacco prices keep going up, and that people keep asking them to not smoke near them, etc. And every time I asked "why don't you just give it up then?", oh boy, the replies I got and their tone... let me just say I've never asked that question again to the same person because I feel that'd actually turn me into their enemies.

mrguyorama 5y ago
I feel like it's a pretty sad person who gets steaming mad about being told about something that's good for them. Very childish
- Joker_vD 5y ago
  I know, it's a personal question, but: do you drink? If yes, how would you feel about new prohibition? How would you argue against it? By the way, I've heard economical arguments against soft-banning smoking: after all, tobacco companies are a part of the economy, and if they'd go out of business, the economy will suffer. A lot. And I heard the arguments from the personal freedom. And the "there are bigger issues" kind of arguments too -- funnily enough, the most common example of a "bigger issue" is road traffic crashes.
- karmelapple 5y ago
  I think for some people, the root of the behavior is addiction. A relative of mine was told by their trusted doctor that they have to quit smoking, or else it would kill him. My relative expressed the idea that he'd rather lose a day of his life (possibly longer) for each cigarette he smoked than have to give it up. He was addicted. He couldn't kick the habit. And I have never smoked a thing because of that, either out of fear for me getting addicted myself, or just as a lesson learned that it's a lot easier to avoid the addiction than fight it once it's latched onto you.

mrguyorama 5y ago

I feel like it's a pretty sad person who gets steaming mad about being told about something that's good for them. Very childish

Joker_vD 5y ago
I know, it's a personal question, but: do you drink? If yes, how would you feel about new prohibition? How would you argue against it? By the way, I've heard economical arguments against soft-banning smoking: after all, tobacco companies are a part of the economy, and if they'd go out of business, the economy will suffer. A lot. And I heard the arguments from the personal freedom. And the "there are bigger issues" kind of arguments too -- funnily enough, the most common example of a "bigger issue" is road traffic crashes.
karmelapple 5y ago
I think for some people, the root of the behavior is addiction. A relative of mine was told by their trusted doctor that they have to quit smoking, or else it would kill him. My relative expressed the idea that he'd rather lose a day of his life (possibly longer) for each cigarette he smoked than have to give it up. He was addicted. He couldn't kick the habit. And I have never smoked a thing because of that, either out of fear for me getting addicted myself, or just as a lesson learned that it's a lot easier to avoid the addiction than fight it once it's latched onto you.