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Just because one thing is worse than the other doesn't mean the less-bad thing is suddenly good.

• tstrimple 3y ago
  The original statement was: > "Do you also think that children should be allowed to buy cigarettes? I'll be honest, I am not certain that social media is any less deleterious than tobacco." To which I pointed out that cigarettes kill far more people than social media. And your response was somehow that I'm implying that a less-bad thing is good? Are you sure you're following the conversation? It's really not clear that you're addressing anything I said, and it's unclear what your point is.
  • nkohari 3y ago
    I was following the conversation. You seemed to be implying that social media restriction was unnecessary. If you weren't, then I think you were being a bit pedantic, because I don't think the person you were replying to was literally suggesting that millions of smoking deaths were equivalently bad to social media. Context matters, and the context of the conversation is legal restriction of social media. Either way, feel free to ignore my comment if it bothers you.