• COASTER1921@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Although vaping is far more popular and at least better than smoking, it’s still actively bad for health. I’d be interested to see how a similar policy to ban vapes would go over in the west like they’re trying in Taiwan.

    • Chunk@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Fast food, alcohol, motorcycles, and Instagram are also bad for your health. I’m not sure how vaping compares. Vaping is definitely easier to demonize.

      • sour@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        Motorcycles aren’t bad for your health. Crashing them is, but just driving them isn’t, even doing it a lot. Unlike the other things you mentioned where doing them a lot is unhealthy.

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          1 year ago

          They are statistically bad for your health.

          By your own argument, you would agree with the statement: “Smoking cigarettes isn’t bad for your health. Lung cancer is.”

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            1 year ago

            Nope, doesn’t need to end in lung cancer for it to be bad.

            Take it this way:

            You can drive motorcycle for hours every day for years and not take any health casualties from it.

            You can’t smoke cigarettes every day for years and not take any health casualties from it.