• southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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        6 months ago

        That’s very true. Very sad, though it still doesn’t excuse bad behavior. I get it, I do. I had that monkey on my back for decades. But that was my choice, not other people’s, which meant it was my obligation to be a good smoker and be respectful of public spaces in particular, and shared spaces in general.

        Addiction is brutal for sure, even “just” nicotine.

        • About that last point… Even something basic as sugar is addictive as hell. We just don’t notice because it’s in everything we eat.

          I decided to cut out sugar from my drinks and found myself genuinely addicted to milk. I wondered why that was and decided to check what milk contains. Turns out milk contains trace amounts of natural sugars!