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throw20251220yesterday at 9:29 PM9 repliesview on HN

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nkriscyesterday at 9:34 PM

No, because the noise of people just living life is not comparable to cigarette smoke. You can also use earplugs if you’re that sensitive to regular noises of people living around you. That kind of sensitivity is not normal though.

I can’t stop cigarette smoke from seeping in to everything in my home if I leave the windows open. Also, smoking is not a necessary part of life. You can’t live silently.

It’s not the same.

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appreciatorBusyesterday at 9:38 PM

No, it doesn’t work that way.

The sound of children playing is a normal part of human life, inseparable in fact from life.

The smell of cigarette smoke is neither.

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IanCalyesterday at 9:36 PM

If you smoke you might not realise just how absolutely awful it smells and how it sticks to material. Sounds of children don’t.

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tqiyesterday at 9:43 PM

Yes, that is the same because second degree kid noises also cause cancer.

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jmward01yesterday at 9:37 PM

Society needs kids and has a collective responsibility to raise them. It has no such obligation to cigarette smoke.

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RobotCalebyesterday at 9:35 PM

Did we find the smoker?

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unsupp0rtedyesterday at 10:04 PM

You’re both correct, 100%. Seriously.

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wookmasteryesterday at 9:52 PM

No, doesn’t work. Nice try though.

725686yesterday at 9:39 PM

You must be a very congenial neighbor.