Big Tobacco knew radioactive Po210 in cigarettes posed cancer risk, kept quiet

Re:Big Tobacco knew radioactive Po210 in cigarettes posed ca... by sershe on Saturday July 29, 2023 @07:37PM (#36925990)

I think you misread the comment.

What I'm saying is that the GP says "selling cigarettes is bad, because cigarettes are bad for the buyer". Who are you to decide that? You are implicitly saying "the buyer of cigarettes is stupid and doesn't know what's good for them [and therefore enabling them is bad; in which case the reverse, preventing them from acting, must be good]"

I say they make a choice to buy cigarettes, and while I personally think that's dumb, it's just, like, my opinion, man.

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Re:Big Tobacco knew radioactive Po210 in cigarettes posed ca... by npteljes on Saturday July 29, 2023 @07:49PM (#36926098)

I understand this point. And GP is a person, so they also have an opinion. I feel that you continued the pattern I outlined in my original comment.

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Re:Big Tobacco knew radioactive Po210 in cigarettes posed ca... by staunton on Saturday July 29, 2023 @07:54PM (#36926135)

Maybe that's just your opinion, but a lot of people battling addiction agree that "they shouldn't be able to but that shit". So what would you do taking into account these people, many of whom don't live a great life?

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