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Re:What the Hell Was Going on with Cigarette Ads in the 70s? by kotaKat on Friday May 15, 2026 @06:39AM (#48146944)
I feel like I was brainwashed so much harder by the anti-smoking and anti-tobacco lobby (i.e. state Departments of Health) over smoking in media. This is probably why it all disappeared...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_Check_(program)

New York schools statewide constantly were and are bombarded with constant media and FUD that the single moment you see someone light a cigarette, that's marketing.

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Re:What the Hell Was Going on with Cigarette Ads in the 70s? by lurking_swe on Friday May 15, 2026 @10:53PM (#48156420)
obviously it is marketing - it’s why cigarettes became popular in the first place. They had a “cool” factor. And most people are sheep so…makes sense?
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