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Hopefully vaping will still be legal? They do distinguish the difference between inhaling burnt matter vs inhaling a heated aerosol, yes? Of course not. The on
by techteach00 6mo ago
Hopefully vaping will still be legal? They do distinguish the difference between inhaling burnt matter vs inhaling a heated aerosol, yes?
Of course not. The only thing government and private enterprise seems good at these days is taking things away from people. Logic be damned.
- LazyMans 6mo agoAlthough much less harmful than smoke, nicotine is still not harmless to the cardiovascular system. If the goal is public health, it makes sense to move the needle a little further and try to keep people off nicotine entirely. Alcohol is another story, we're not ready to remove that yet.
- lokar 6mo agoI think it’s the combination of health impact and addiction
- causalmodels 6mo agoAfter alcohol, are we going to stop people from having multiple sexual partners in their lifetime? Because if public health is the goal, that would solve a lot of problems. It is fine to attempt to improve public health, but not at the cost of giving people a life worth living.
- rafram 6mo agoIf alcohol is what gives you "a life worth living," that's extremely concerning.
- techteach00 6mo agoNicotine is less harmful than sugar. Not even close. Ban sugar. Ban everything. Safety nausea.
- bill_joy_fanboy 6mo agoUK has public/socialized healthcare. If you are a smoker, you are much more likely to be a burden on this system. Makes sense to ban these types of activities if the costs of them are socialized rather than individualized.
- AlexandrB 6mo agoThere are all kinds of activities/behaviors whose costs are socialized: obesity, driving, sitting around all day/not exercising, living in suburbs, gambling, engaging in sports (broken bones cost society!). That's kind of the point of a society though - to pay for socialized costs. If the goal is to make every individual pay for the consequences of their own decisions what's the point of public healthcare or insurance in general?
- jstanley 6mo agoIf the cost of having socialised healthcare is so severe maybe we should stop socialising healthcare before we start banning risky activities.
- adolph 6mo agoI wonder what the cost/benefit analysis is for different addressable health outcomes. For example, under this justification could a government mandate a restricted calorie diet or enforce daily resistance training?
- techteach00 6mo agoYou're making my point by making sweeping deeply personal policy for people without first citing how much less dangerous vaping nicotine is vs using tobacco. My question is why aren't you or the people making these policies interested? It's consequential stuff done ignorantly and recklessly. Determine scientifically how dangerous vaping nicotine or THC is before banning it. That's call rational. Not reckless
- MiiMe19 6mo agoWe should ban scrolling social media for people born after a certain date and legally mandate an hour of exercise per day and eating 5 servings of vegetables. If you don't listen, one month in jail. The state has decided that since it pays for your healthcare, it will now tell you how to live your life.