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All smoking should be banned in all public spaces (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
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It smells terribly, exposes others to negative health effects without consent and is one of the biggest causes of littering. Simply put it is a major nuisance with no benefits apart from profits for the tobacco/drug industry and addicts getting their high.

Could probably extend that to anywhere around minors in general too.

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[–] [S] 7 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Loud-ass exhausts, booming subwoofers...

These can indeed have negative health effects and are banned in many places, the latter at least after certain hours (noise complaints!). MOT inspection fails vehicles with excessively loud exhausts and in many places you can get a "rolling inspection" from a traffic officer on the road resulting in a fine or "fix-it" ticket.

Strong colognes and perfumes…also banned in public.

Don't have negative health effects on most people, though you can be asked to leave from many health care institutions if using too strong scents. Not really comparable to smoking but the argument could certainly be made.

Ugly sweaters, poor fashion choices, and shitty cars with anime girls painted on the side?

Only causes death by second-hand embarrassment. Maybe not excessively scantily clad anime girls at a... kindergarten? but apart from that only emotions will be hurt.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    0 evidence for your bullshit. Perfume makes me feel sick. Call centerd ban perfumes for tbis reason. It is VERY comparable smoking. When I can smell peoples perfume as they drive past me, that is FAR worse than smoke.

    Don't have negative health effects on most people, though you can be asked to leave from many health care institutions if using too strong scents. Not really comparable to smoking but the argument could certainly be made.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I had a coworker once that I swear to god used to bathe in perfume. You could smell her 2 minutes before she crossed your path and 5 minutes afterwards.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 10 months ago

    Smoking causes negative health effects for everyone - this is not the case for perfumes. As I said, the argument could certainly be made to ban strong perfumes, but it isn't the one I'm making. I definitely reject the case that Adm. Patrick made that public smoking should be allowed because strong perfumes are allowed.

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  • [–] -5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    No no no, you misunderstood þem... þey meant you don't matter, because you're not "most people."

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 10 months ago

    No no no, you misunderstood þem… þey meant you don’t matter, because you’re not “most people.”

    Don't put words in my mouth or claim that I mean things that I don't. It is a very simple observation that the demographic group everyone matters more than a smaller group of people. It's not that that smaller group "doesn't matter".

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