• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I was the same way when I started smoking in high school in the 90s. “I’ll be fine if I quit before I’m 30.” We were under no illusions. We called them death sticks like plenty of other people who smoked. My wife used to say “glad I’m not pregnant” when she saw the pregnancy warning. Thankfully, we both quit many years ago and have not apparently suffered any long-term repercussions, but who knows in 20 or 30 years?

    And that was something we knew killed lots of people.

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      4 months ago

      Cancer sticks here. I also quit over ten years ago. I’m grateful I haven’t experienced any long-term repercussions.

      I highly recommend these documentaries on social media psychographics, and their influence on the 2016 US election and the Brexit vote if you haven’t seen them. They’re both very accessible, and the information is coming directly from the experts who created this software and have since left the field.

      The Social Dilemma

      https://www.netflix.com/us/title/81254224

      The Great Hack

      https://www.netflix.com/us/title/80117542