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Originally Posted by Ara T.
I never really understood cigs, the smell is nasty, not only from the cigarrete but from regular smokers. Can someone explain why they put all that cancerous crap in there like lead, cadmium, benzowhatever, arsenic, and god knows what else in cigarettes? Do those things actually give off a good flavor?
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I started when I was a teenager and wanted to have something in common with older guys. It seems damned stupid now, but at the time, acceptance was way more important to me than some possible future complications of my health.
Incidentally, that same line of reasoning is exactly why teenaged boys are the raw material for gangs or sports teams, or the military. Acceptance by the group (also known as not letting your buddies down) is more important than your life, for a certain kind of man.
I don't think women (in general) have that same drive, a drive that cuts across cultures and through time. Why is that? What is this fundamental difference between men and women in which men risk their lives for acceptance by their cohort while women think it's silly. Here I am, older than dirt, and a part of me misses that unit cohesion mentality. I can't explain it.
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