I wonder what would happen if cigarettes were attempted to be introduced and sold as a product today?
Hey everybody, I have a product with no benefits, prolonged use kills the users; and to top it all off, I'll make it addictive.
Really folks, do those of you who smoke REALLY have a choice?
At one point you did, when you first took those puffs, but today, as a smoker, do you have a choice? Most smokers I know would like to quit, they don't have the will power. They didn't want to be outside when it was -30 earlier in the month, but they were. Numerous times every day they went outside. I'm not really sure smoking is a choice for those people anymore.
So it is a product with no benefits, lots of costs, and is addictive so isn't really a choice. I can't see an product ever having the slightest chance of appearing on the market with those characteristics.
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