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wow. The comments are just filled tobacco sympathizers. I thought the topic was closed after decades upon decades of research. My guess some people wouldn't min
by d0mine 5y ago
wow. The comments are just filled tobacco sympathizers. I thought the topic was closed after decades upon decades of research. My guess some people wouldn't mind to see the world burn tomorrow if they make profit today.
- dehrmann 5y agoParts of the tech scene have a libertarian bent.
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- crocodiletears 5y agoDecades of research have illustrated the consequences of tobacco consumption. Science is descriptive, not prescriptive. The actions individuals and societies take based on that information are based on their own subjective values.
- nradov 5y agoIf adults want to make unhealthy choices and poison themselves then let them do it. And let farmers use their land to grow whatever they want. Does that make me a tobacco sympathizer?
- bigbillheck 5y ago> And let farmers use their land to grow whatever they want. Finally we'd be able to get blackcurrant in this country again. Shame about the pine blister rust and consequent devastation to forests and logging, but that's the price of freedom I guess.
- xref 5y agoMake Opium Great Again Seriously though both tobacco and a lot of other “whatever they want” crops have mountains of externalized costs and societal consequences
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