• gapbetweenus@feddit.de
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    9 months ago

    Also people don’t drink alcohol because it’s safe and healthy but because it’s fun or because they are addicted.

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      9 months ago

      Well, sometimes there’s also social pressure, to ‘just drink one beer’. My mum tells me that also used to be a thing for cigarettes. I feel like that died off, because people became aware of the health effects.

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        9 months ago

        Cigarettes also used to be marketed as healthy. But in general - it’s a really good skill to learn to deal with social pressure. But I feel like it’s also better with the new generation - or at least inside the rather specific bubble I’m part of.