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Re:Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed by LeChuck on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @09:20AM (#47848426)
Sure, maybe, arguably. Does it matter though? A world without smoking is still better than a world with smoking, right?
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Re:Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed by AlexandrB on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @10:44AM (#47849538)
And a world where the government tells you what to eat, what to drink, and how much to exercise under penalty of jail is the best of all worlds!
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Re:Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed by noduerme on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @09:44AM (#47848736)
A world without hypocrisy would be better still.
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Re:Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed by squigz on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @09:58AM (#47848923)
Perhaps. The viability of that aside, I would rather attempt to create that world with things like education rather than the government mandating it. That tends not to work out as intended.
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