• TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 month ago

    It’s so silly that people are rushing to defend vaping here. Just admit that inhaling shit into your lungs isn’t good for you and that the rich people profiting off your addiction want to keep up the charade as long as possible. Just admit, like all people who smoke cigarettes do, that it’s bad for you and that you’ll continue doing it.

    I drank diet sodas for years, but I avoided defending it even though the evidence was inconclusive. I know the corporate goons want it to be perceived as healthy, so I don’t want to play into their plans regardless of how convenient it is for me. Our addictions aren’t healthy, and we need to own up to that even if we aren’t strong enough to resist them.

    • aesthelete@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Just admit, like all people who smoke cigarettes do, that it’s bad for you and that you’ll continue doing it.

      I don’t know why people can’t just do this. I drink — sometimes like a fish — and I know it’s not good for me and likely will take years off of my life. But I like it. So oh fucking well.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Just admit, like all people who smoke cigarettes do, that it’s bad for you

      I still know people who insist smoking isn’t bad for you. Typically with some kind of “Actually, oranges and swimming pools kill more people than cigarettes do, so it’s no big deal” rejoinder. It’s genuinely maddening.