[chips_n_fries]

Tangent, but I never understood the cargo-cult anti-smoking culture in the US; it was a perfect reflection of their media hypnotization. The people that would do a thousand different rebellious, risky, or damaging stuff would recoil in horror if you ask if they ever had a cigarette, as if one puff will char and shrivel your lungs or something.

[wara23arish]

1000 times yes.

I’ve been given dramatic lectures in college parties by people who were 6-7 drinks in on how bad that cigarette im smoking right now is.

Media hypnotization is indeed a thing. I grew up in a very very low trust society. I wonder if that’s related.

[jrsj]

You're 100% right and I see this kind of attitude all the time and it drives me crazy. Especially when people are worried about what others are doing, or complaining about second hand smoke outdoors, etc.

People really need to learn to just live their fucking lives. Or at least shut the fuck up and let other people live theirs.