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<blockquote data-quote="Warrior Poet" data-source="post: 2370902" data-attributes="member: 1057"><p>I'm curious as to why you suspect smokers aren't aware of their own behavior, or are somehow not taking responsibility for their actions, or are somehow not "grown up."</p><p></p><p>Just because someone engages in behavior that is harmful doesn't necessarily mean they aren't taking responsibility for their own actions, or are immature, or are unaware of their behavior. Smoking may not be smart, but I bet there are plenty of people who do it anyway, knowing the risks, knowing the dangers, not only to themselves but to others. Just the other day I saw a guy with a shirt that read "Warning: The surgeon general has indicated that nagging me about the dangers of my smoking may be hazardous to your health." He was pulling on a cigarette as he walked. My guess is, he knows exactly what he's doing, and takes responsibility for it.</p><p></p><p>Plenty of people, since before humans knew how to harvest and burn tobacco and inhale its smoke, have undertaken actions that were potentially harmful (or definitely harmful) to themselves knowing FULL WELL what the consequences were. Stunt drivers. Parachutists. Drug users. Journalists in war zones. Soldiers. Police officers. Firefighters. People who volunteer for medical experiments. Sewage treatment workers. Animal handlers. Deep sea divers. Nuclear engineers. Surfers. Park rangers. Race car drivers. Sailors.</p><p></p><p>I'm not advocating smoking. I've seen it ravage the health of at least two family members. But I think it's incorrect to characterize those people as somehow heedless of what's going on. Like I said before: addiction is powerful. You can still know what's going on, and you can even hate yourself for it, but that doesn't mean you're somehow "not grown up."</p><p></p><p>I don't smoke, but occasionally I do something immature, or make a mistake, or fumble some aspect of my life, and I try to deal and move on if I can. Smoking isn't the characteristic that defines those qualifiers, it seems to me.</p><p></p><p>Warrior Poet</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warrior Poet, post: 2370902, member: 1057"] I'm curious as to why you suspect smokers aren't aware of their own behavior, or are somehow not taking responsibility for their actions, or are somehow not "grown up." Just because someone engages in behavior that is harmful doesn't necessarily mean they aren't taking responsibility for their own actions, or are immature, or are unaware of their behavior. Smoking may not be smart, but I bet there are plenty of people who do it anyway, knowing the risks, knowing the dangers, not only to themselves but to others. Just the other day I saw a guy with a shirt that read "Warning: The surgeon general has indicated that nagging me about the dangers of my smoking may be hazardous to your health." He was pulling on a cigarette as he walked. My guess is, he knows exactly what he's doing, and takes responsibility for it. Plenty of people, since before humans knew how to harvest and burn tobacco and inhale its smoke, have undertaken actions that were potentially harmful (or definitely harmful) to themselves knowing FULL WELL what the consequences were. Stunt drivers. Parachutists. Drug users. Journalists in war zones. Soldiers. Police officers. Firefighters. People who volunteer for medical experiments. Sewage treatment workers. Animal handlers. Deep sea divers. Nuclear engineers. Surfers. Park rangers. Race car drivers. Sailors. I'm not advocating smoking. I've seen it ravage the health of at least two family members. But I think it's incorrect to characterize those people as somehow heedless of what's going on. Like I said before: addiction is powerful. You can still know what's going on, and you can even hate yourself for it, but that doesn't mean you're somehow "not grown up." I don't smoke, but occasionally I do something immature, or make a mistake, or fumble some aspect of my life, and I try to deal and move on if I can. Smoking isn't the characteristic that defines those qualifiers, it seems to me. Warrior Poet [/QUOTE]
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