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Re:Juul, Philip Morris Sued Under Racketeer Act for Targetin... by dna_polymerase on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @05:45AM (#20745141)
Look at their website. They actually think they have a mission to cure mankind from cigarettes.
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Re:Juul, Philip Morris Sued Under Racketeer Act for Targetin... by ceejayoz on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @08:11AM (#20745975)
They're on a mission to make money.

The marketing copy on the website is just fluff in support of that goal.

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Re:Juul, Philip Morris Sued Under Racketeer Act for Targetin... by ohithereyou on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @07:06AM (#20745533)
They're willing to sell you both the problem they're trying to fix and the fix for the problem they sold you. Talk about modern capitalism in a nutshell.
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Re:Juul, Philip Morris Sued Under Racketeer Act for Targetin... by pssflops on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @08:56AM (#20746400)
The company that produces "radar guns" for police to track motor vehicle speeds also produces the "radar detector" for civilians to be wary of police speed traps.
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