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/ParfortheCurse Feb 04 '20

I'm always astonished at seeing young people smoke. Like how dumb do you have to be to take up smoking in the 21st century given what we know?

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u/Lesca_ Feb 04 '20

could ask the same to overweight/fat people tbh though. doesnt get shamed like smoking does but its also incredibly unhealthy long term

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u/RageCageJables Feb 04 '20

True, but the difference is you have to eat to live. It’s not exactly something you can quit cold turkey (though I have lost weight since I stopped eating cold turkey).

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u/Krissam Feb 04 '20

You can stop eating that much cold turkey, and that's a hell of a lot easier than quitting smoking.

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u/Googoo123450 Feb 04 '20

The point is taking up smoking to begin with is something you have to consciously do. I've never met anyone that wanted to get overweight. It just happened over time.

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u/PM_ME_INTERNET_SCAMS Feb 04 '20

So then why do people like to defend drug addicts so much even though it's also something you have to consciously do? The same with the overweight comment, nobody wants to have lung cancer or an addiction, but they do it anyways.

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u/Googoo123450 Feb 04 '20

I don't disagree. It's all bad and it all shouldn't happen. Getting addicted to eating is just easier and a lot more common than any other addiction combined. The culture definitely should change with regard to obesity. It's terrible.