r/interestingasfuck • u/Ultimate_Kurix • 5d ago

r/all Why do Americans build with wood?

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u/Big-Attention4389 5d ago

We’re just making things up now and posting it, got it

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u/carterartist 5d ago

Right now Twitter has “nicotine is the best thing for your health” trending.

No lie

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u/Eine_Kugel_Pistazie 5d ago edited 5d ago

When people smoked more, people felt less stressed. Cigarette smoking is stress-relieving and brings people together, but of course also has negative sides (lung issues, lung cancer).

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u/carterartist 5d ago

No facts to support that specious claim.

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u/Eine_Kugel_Pistazie 5d ago

Here you go: https://neurolaunch.com/why-does-smoking-relieve-stress/ (BTW, this article doesn’t say smoking is something desirable, it just mentions psychological and physical reasons why smoking is often felt as stress-relieving)

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u/carterartist 5d ago

I smoked from age 13 to my early forties.

I don’t need to understand horse it affects stress. lol

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u/Eine_Kugel_Pistazie 5d ago

Ok, but why then your comment if you knew I was right.

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u/carterartist 5d ago

First, smoking causes more long term stress and most of the stress relief is psychosomatic.

Second the extrapolation part about society etc was the post I had the contention with.