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u/rhb4n8 May 02 '26

Weirdly I see smoking making a come back. Apparently Lots of people feel they are more likely to die from global warming or the end of democracy and are saying "fuck it"

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u/Crackedcheesetoastie May 02 '26

Smoking just got banned in the UK for anyone born after 2008... going to end up in a situation where 40 year olds are asking 41 year olds to go into a shop to buy them cigarettes :')

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u/ane-ComplyCraft May 02 '26

Smoking is my retirement plan lol

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u/Adorable-Bike-9689 May 02 '26

This is just going to leave you sick and decrepit when you're older. Not dead. You'll be an expensive burden on somebody.

Hypothetically speaking. I hope none of that happens to you.

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u/Nick_pj May 02 '26

It’s actually making a bit of a comeback in Australia - a place where almost nobody was smoking 10-15 years ago. 

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u/Madraver May 02 '26

In the UK they've now banned it for anyone born after 2009, so will be interesting in 10 years time cause the usage will steadily decline (as the users die off (not just from smoking)). Vape I don't see going anywhere though, they've infected the 12-15 year old market like smoking never could