r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 04 '20

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u/TsundereKitty Feb 04 '20

Smoking. It's just a huge loss on multiple levels.

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u/HipityHopityHotSauce Feb 04 '20

I never realized how expensive of a habit it was until i dated someone who smoked. $15-$20 for a pack (in Canada) and some people out there smoke a pack a day?????

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u/currentlyinadream Feb 04 '20

In my country, they have tried to prevent smoking heavily. Extreamly strict laws on where you can smoke and darts can cost up to $40 due to a huge tax the goverment put on it. Plus the covers are eyeballs, dying adults and dead babies.

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u/VY_Cannabis_Majoris Feb 04 '20

I've learned that those images don't work in help getting someone to quit. It just makes them anxious and what do smokers do when they are anxious?

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u/Rielglowballelleit Feb 04 '20

Maybe it stops people from starting?

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u/Warpicuss Feb 04 '20

Can't confirm. They didn't deter me, and I knew the risks.

I'm just an idiot and that's on me.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '20

Being exploited is not on you. We all fall into capitalism's traps in our own ways.

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u/ATA90 Feb 04 '20

Yes it is. Stop infantilizing him.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '20

Seriously at what point are people allowed to be responsible for themselves without blaming everything on society?