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by Ao7bei3s 3806 days ago
One is far, far stronger than the other. One is also usually being done in badly ventilated areas.
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wfo 3806 days ago
Yes, one is far stronger than the other -- one is not only polluting the air you are breathing in at the moment but also destroying the environment and leading to global catastrophe and the other is an annoyance when you walk down the street and god forbid a poor person is in your way.

I'll give you the point about smoking indoors, I didn't even consider it because at least in the US I haven't seen a place where that's even allowed anymore in the last, 10 years?

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Ao7bei3s 3806 days ago
> one is ... destroying the environment and the other is an annoyance

Cars are also much more useful than smoking. (Compare what'd happen if cars were banned with what'd happen if smoking was banned.)

But of course you're right, cars are a problem. At least there are emission limits, and electric cars are being worked on.

That doesn't mean we shouldn't try to get rid of smoking. These are separate problems, they can be worked on in parallel.

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