• Typhoon@lemmy.ca
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    7 hours ago

    “Our society thrived when everyone was smoking cigarettes and drinking whiskey,”

    Correlation vs causation.

    You could say “we became the most powerful nation in the world with leaded gasoline and asbestos”. They were around at the same time too.

    • BremboTheFourth@piefed.ca
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      4 hours ago

      Honestly, those aren’t that much crazier than thinking smoking and drinking are somehow good for you. If this goes on, it’s only a matter of time.