I think that is a key problem in the Internet age. I would argue that cigarettes were so powerful because they make social interaction easier. The Internet br

I think that is a key problem in the Internet age. I would argue that cigarettes were so powerful because they make social interaction easier. The Internet brings the cost of social interaction -- communion -- far lower than cigarettes ever did. Because it is so valuable to so many people, lowering the cost of communing can incentives some terrible things by accident.