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I think you misread the comment. What I'm saying is that the GP says "selling cigarettes is bad, because cigarettes are bad for the buyer". Who are you to deci
by sershe 3y ago
I think you misread the comment.
What I'm saying is that the GP says "selling cigarettes is bad, because cigarettes are bad for the buyer". Who are you to decide that? You are implicitly saying "the buyer of cigarettes is stupid and doesn't know what's good for them [and therefore enabling them is bad; in which case the reverse, preventing them from acting, must be good]"
I say they make a choice to buy cigarettes, and while I personally think that's dumb, it's just, like, my opinion, man. Someone might judge my choices (like, mountaineering? That's dangerous and who pays for those rescues, why not just play golf? Wait, that destroys the planet and uses up so much urban land, why not just go for a walk? Frankly you could get hit by a car, just do weights at home. OTOH free weights by yourself are injury prone, nobody can have any exercise hobbies except for stairmaster)
- npteljes 3y agoI understand this point. And GP is a person, so they also have an opinion. I feel that you continued the pattern I outlined in my original comment.
- staunton 3y agoMaybe that's just your opinion, but a lot of people battling addiction agree that "they shouldn't be able to but that shit". So what would you do taking into account these people, many of whom don't live a great life?