@chisa96 Said 
Surprisingly, I'm actually for these kinds of things. I'm a smoker, so I'm kind of against them at the same time, so it balances out to a level indifference.
It's not a bad idea in the long run though. They keep taking this little steps here and there, raising the prices a bit at a time, banning smoking in these few select settings, restricting advertising a little bit more at a time.
They're all small enough steps that they are allowed to pass, and they give those who are smokers only one more inconvenience at a time to adjust to. Little by little they are weaning cigarette smoking from the minds of the public. Eventually it will become a nonissue; people won't even think about cigarettes to start the habit because they simply won't be seen anymore.
And that's really not a bad picture for the future.
Yeah that's what I'm thinking. May not make a difference on its own but it all adds up really. Not sure whether it's good to make people feel demonised for smoking though, regardless of the health concerns. The whole idea of weaning someone off of it through measures like this might come across as a bit patronising. But then at the same time if there aren't any direct benefits of it then when weighed next to the health consequences it might seem like a reasonable thing to do.
But personally I'd be thrilled if we could eliminate smoking (or at least if my family could), so making it more difficult for them to smoke is good in my books. I know it won't happen though: people will smoke and drink regardless of what you do to stop them.
Apr 06, 2012 @ 07:35:52
) or because the women in the Virginia Slim ads look so happy.
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