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I'm an optimist at heart, but this subject is dear to me, and my opinion may seem pessimistic: the short answer is, no, it cannot be fixed at any large scale, a
by brettgriffin 1y ago
I'm an optimist at heart, but this subject is dear to me, and my opinion may seem pessimistic: the short answer is, no, it cannot be fixed at any large scale, at least not in a lifetime.
- squigz 1y agoLarge-scale societal change requires generations of work, indeed. That may be disheartening, but it is the way it is, and we should continue to work toward those changes.
- fairmind 1y agoAnti-Smoking, especially in teenagers, seems to have been successful.
- wizzwizz4 1y agoVaping is counteracting that somewhat. (There's the perception among many kids that vaping is deeply uncool – and they'd be correct – but that's not something we can rely on.)
- mattgreenrocks 1y agoYep. Generational memory is short. Eventually our kids or our kids kids will try whatever smoking’s been rebranded to just to spite the adults. And the cycle begins anew.
- eszed 1y agoThat's still an overall win, as vaping is less harmful than smoking.
- SoftTalker 1y agoOnly if you don't count weed.