We seem to be managing to get rid of smoking.

lostgame · on Aug 25, 2021

...smoking was never - and still isn’t - illegal.

It’s just not relevant to my point. That’s harm reduction - which should be applied to drugs as well. Nothing to do with prohibition.

TchoBeer · on Aug 25, 2021

Porn isn't illegal either.

watwut · on Aug 25, 2021

It was not made illegal. Cigarettes are available everywhere.

It was made uncool. The product placement in movies and such disappeared, so you don't see super cool hero looking awesome as he smokes while going to do something important.

Ads targeted at kids are illegal. Everyone knows it is unhealthy. There isnless social pressure to smoke.

skohan · on Aug 25, 2021

There was also a massive PR campaign against it. I grew up in the 90's and there was an insane amount of anti-smoking messaging to kids my age.

asdff · on Aug 25, 2021

Now you get netflix movies where the protagonist is ripping on a vape that looks like a light saber.