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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
So what you are saying is that you make an effort to avoid standing outside of the odd doorway where people might be smoking. Is that really a hassle for you? Would you otherwise be standing there, if not for the smokers?
It is absurdly simple. So is my habit of not standing where I have no interest in being. I find it to be very effective, so we do have that in common.
Why isn't it relevant? If pollution and the health of your lungs is important, shouldn't you be griping about the big polluters? There was a lot more nasty stuff being pumped out into the air you breath since you started reading this than there was cigarette smoke all day.
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As I said, it isn't relevant because it isn't affected by smoking. I'll humour you just this once, though. Automobile exhaust is more acceptable than smoking because it has more upside. Using vehicles benefits everyone. Even people who don't drive/catch rides/use transit/etc. have to eat the food that gets trucked into the city and use other, similarly obtained products as well.
This city is far too big to maintain itself without vehicles. The benefits of using cars seem to outweigh the risks in the short term, at least. Whether or not they do is a whole other debate which doesn't belong in this thread.
The government IS also trying to reduce emissions by passing laws and regulations in an effort to shrink our risk. As I said before, I don't care if they make smoking illegal. I just want it severely restricted.
The benefits of cigarettes only apply to the people who are smoking them, who can weigh the benefits/risks for themselves. By smoking them in public, they are making that same choice for everyone else, except everyone else doesn't get the benefit.