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While obviously smoking is bad, how is this approach acceptable and not discrimination? Imagine if the approach to getting rid of ICE cars was to say 'nobody b
by bluescrn 4y ago
While obviously smoking is bad, how is this approach acceptable and not discrimination?
Imagine if the approach to getting rid of ICE cars was to say 'nobody born after this date will ever be permitted to drive one, but a person born one day earlier can' - there'd be massive outrage.
- BlargMcLarg 4y agoIt is discrimination. It is an acceptance that making current generations stop is more difficult than preventing future generations from starting. >ICE cars Common narrative is smoking is bad, whereas ICE cars still bridge a gap. ICE cars also aren't an addiction. The comparison is completely off the mark.
- estebank 4y ago> ICE cars also aren't an addiction. Given how difficult it is to find places in the US where you can have a car-free lifestyle, I would say they are, at least in the US.
- lost_tourist 4y agoYeah but smokers are a minority (significant but small relative to the overall population) where as ICE cars are almost universal and actually serve a purpose to society, whereas smoking has no societal advantage beyond self pleasure/addiction.