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Re:Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed by reactordev on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @10:43AM (#47849516)
Same amount of damage done to your liver from that beer…
Re:Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed by afavour on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @11:09AM (#47849919)
There's no such thing as second hand liver damage from someone else drinking beer
Re:Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed by reactordev on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @12:09PM (#47850787)
There is when that person is traveling at a high rate of speed...

Look, I get that you're anti-smoking along with the rest of us but both things are bad. Drinking is bad, smoking is bad, a lot of things are bad. The question is, which of these bad things did you try out and are now stuck with? That's the real issue. Products shouldn't not be allowed to be physically addicting like that. Arguing about it on HN to a bunch of addicts is like arguing with an alcoholic on their drinking problem. It's an echo chamber or a brick wall. Someone's going to walk away with a black eye.

Is second hand smoke dangerous? Not the same way inhaling soldering fumes could be or if you ever welded, the fumes could cause damage to your lungs. It's more subtle and requires prolonged exposure.

Re:Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed by defrost on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @11:12AM (#47849966)
There is, however, absolutely such a thing as being glassed and sustaining head injuries from someone else drinking beer.

Shows up consistently in A&E Hospital records, reportedly enough to identify weekends and phases of the moon.