• theangryseal@lemmy.world
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        3 days ago

        Worked on me. Been a lifelong problem and by the time I was old enough to realize it wasn’t cool I was hooked. I collected camel dollars as a child.

        I thought I looked so rad at 11 marching down the road with a cigarette. I see that now and it just looks so wrong. It’s still like that where I’m from too. Little kids with cigarettes are a common sight.

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      4 days ago

      Smoking proves that you officially Don’t Give a Shit about your long-term health, and Not Giving a Shit is the essence of being cool. I mean, I guess for a long time now “cool” has just meant “good,” but the original “cool” aesthetic was all about acting like you were probably going to die young and looking sexy doing it.

      Edit: And smoking definitely contributes to the sexy part. Smoldering embers. Oral fixation. Taking a long drag and letting it out slowly. Maybe it’s not for you, but it sure pushes my buttons, and I know it’s not just me.

  • doug@lemmy.today
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    4 days ago

    As a never-smoker who knows all the downsides to smoking, the one point I do concede about the habit is it DOES look very cool.

    Vaping just does not compare.

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      4 days ago

      Every once in a while I think about lighting up at my job so I could be like John from Jurassic Park now that I’m in IT

      Unfortunately a) id probably get fired and b) I HATE the smell of cigarettes LMAO

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    4 days ago

    Mom, you know what be great with this cigarette? Some gummi bears.