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ArcHound • yesterday at 7:48 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Absolutely no cigarettes should be marketed to children. That doesn't mean various cigarette-adjacent products cannot exist.


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tripleee • yesterday at 7:59 PM

The net harm result really only changes because the scope and numbers differ. I don't think I've ever met anyone who actually allows their kids to smoke, I see a lot who give them tablets though.

If we instead imagine a world where parents allowed, even encouraged 60% of children to smoke, and there was no clear route to outright stopping them, giving them at least a better alternative that doesn't hurt them as much would be worth considering

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