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minus-squarems.lane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down4·2 months agoI like that they’re trying to kill off smoking. I don’t like this ageist bullshit. Why don’t they just set a timeline of 5 years and all tobacco sales are prohibited after that. You’ve got 5 years to quit if you smoke. That solves even more of the problem and isn’t ageist bullshit.
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·2 months agoprobably because it’s easier to make people not start smoking than make people stop smoking. 2008 people are below 18, so most of them probably haven’t started
minus-squareNickwithaC@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months ago2008 people are already turning 18 this year. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
minus-squareFreshParsnip@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoPeople would also be less likely to start if they know they’ll have to stop in five years
I like that they’re trying to kill off smoking.
I don’t like this ageist bullshit.
Why don’t they just set a timeline of 5 years and all tobacco sales are prohibited after that. You’ve got 5 years to quit if you smoke.
That solves even more of the problem and isn’t ageist bullshit.
probably because it’s easier to make people not start smoking than make people stop smoking. 2008 people are below 18, so most of them probably haven’t started
2008 people are already turning 18 this year.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
People would also be less likely to start if they know they’ll have to stop in five years