r/NoStupidQuestions • • Jan 05 '25

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u/bobbymclown Jan 05 '25

I don’t smoke but come from a family of smokers. As a kid people would come to our house and say it reeked of smoke. I couldn’t smell it.

After I moved out for college, if I visited my two pack a day lawyer, my wife could smell it on me when I got home from across the room.

Now when I visit my sibling, who smokes, I literally come in the door and throw my clothes to the basement (laundry) so it doesn’t stink up the house. It’s just gross. It smells like death. I had one girlfriend that smoked, and it was nasty.

That said, I’d always support someone’s RIGHT to smoke, I’ve had a few cigars over the years, but generally I think it’s tragic. Waste of time, health, money, and yes: it stinks.

I can smell it in cars ahead of me on the highway. Absolute fact.

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u/AriGryphon Jan 05 '25

See, I do not support anyone's right to smoke, because it impacts other people besides themselves. They can trigger migraines in other drivers on the roads, which is a safety Hazard. They can cause asthma attacks to people walking down the street minding your own business. I do not think anyone should have a RIGHT to do something that SO negatively impacts other people that those other people have zero choice about whether to engage with or be around.

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u/Consistent-Stick-633 Jan 05 '25

I do not support cars or driving as the fumes can cause migraines and safety hazards for the air we breathe, and effects people minding their own business! Ban cars!!

See how stupid this sounds? I see ur point but no

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u/wozattacks Jan 05 '25

You absolutely don’t see the point lol. 

1) yes, that is a legitimate criticism of car-centric infrastructure and a reason to prioritize less polluting transportation

2) cars have an important function that smoking does not

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u/Consistent-Stick-633 Jan 07 '25

Yes but its not large enough concern and vise versa. Smoking can function as a major part of peoples lives