▲ 634 ▼ Anon tries smoking for the first time (sh.itjust.works) submitted 2 years ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works 71 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Takumidesh@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) This reduction of addiction is surprising to see here. You can literally replace your scenario with anything, booze, heroin, junk food, whatever and it may be easier to understand. You have already crossed the barrier on enjoyment, so why is it a stretch for you that people might overindulge. I'm sure there are things in your life that you overindulge in. Our brains and bodies are vastly complex and all of these things have chemicals that alter your brain chemistry, everyone's brain is different and these chemicals affect people differently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Takumidesh@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago I'm not gonna downvote because I think your experience is valid. That being said, I think it is a little dismissive. Many people in this thread likely have direct issues with specific addictions, and many people likely have been around death or serious harm because of it. Chemicals like nicotine have a direct addictive effect on your brain, whether or not you personally can overcome that or not doesn't make much of a difference over that fact that it isn't even about personalities or willpower in every case. Nicotine in particular digs very deep, altering brain development, changing the perception of pain, and controlling dopamine levels. Nicotine also has direct effects on the limbic system, and overall effects of the entire nervous system. This isn't some issue of people being stupid or weak, nicotine is one of the most addictive (chemically) substances known to man, and a common delivery method is to freebase and concentrate it. It is constantly being developed in laboratories to be as addictive as possible, and there is a 1 trillion (and growing) dollar industry that is financially incentivised to get it into your hands. 1 in 8 people in the world smoke or otherwise consume tobacco products, that's almost the same amount of people that drive cars. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ikka@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 years ago How much time do you spend gaming a day? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dasus@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago I actually enjoy a good cigarette, but I still don’t understand how folks get addicted. Ah. Well perhaps you should read some neuropsychology? permalink fedilink source parent [–] way_of_UwU@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago Same, except from the pipe for me. A nice high quality tobacco from my favorite pipe really hits the spot sometimes, plus it makes me feel classy as hell. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cm0002@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Same except I just grab some cigarillos from time to time. Some people are just more susceptible to chemical addictions then others, we're probably on the "Not Very Susceptible" end of the spectrum lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Takumidesh@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) This reduction of addiction is surprising to see here. You can literally replace your scenario with anything, booze, heroin, junk food, whatever and it may be easier to understand. You have already crossed the barrier on enjoyment, so why is it a stretch for you that people might overindulge. I'm sure there are things in your life that you overindulge in. Our brains and bodies are vastly complex and all of these things have chemicals that alter your brain chemistry, everyone's brain is different and these chemicals affect people differently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Takumidesh@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago I'm not gonna downvote because I think your experience is valid. That being said, I think it is a little dismissive. Many people in this thread likely have direct issues with specific addictions, and many people likely have been around death or serious harm because of it. Chemicals like nicotine have a direct addictive effect on your brain, whether or not you personally can overcome that or not doesn't make much of a difference over that fact that it isn't even about personalities or willpower in every case. Nicotine in particular digs very deep, altering brain development, changing the perception of pain, and controlling dopamine levels. Nicotine also has direct effects on the limbic system, and overall effects of the entire nervous system. This isn't some issue of people being stupid or weak, nicotine is one of the most addictive (chemically) substances known to man, and a common delivery method is to freebase and concentrate it. It is constantly being developed in laboratories to be as addictive as possible, and there is a 1 trillion (and growing) dollar industry that is financially incentivised to get it into your hands. 1 in 8 people in the world smoke or otherwise consume tobacco products, that's almost the same amount of people that drive cars. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ikka@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 years ago How much time do you spend gaming a day? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Takumidesh@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago I'm not gonna downvote because I think your experience is valid. That being said, I think it is a little dismissive. Many people in this thread likely have direct issues with specific addictions, and many people likely have been around death or serious harm because of it. Chemicals like nicotine have a direct addictive effect on your brain, whether or not you personally can overcome that or not doesn't make much of a difference over that fact that it isn't even about personalities or willpower in every case. Nicotine in particular digs very deep, altering brain development, changing the perception of pain, and controlling dopamine levels. Nicotine also has direct effects on the limbic system, and overall effects of the entire nervous system. This isn't some issue of people being stupid or weak, nicotine is one of the most addictive (chemically) substances known to man, and a common delivery method is to freebase and concentrate it. It is constantly being developed in laboratories to be as addictive as possible, and there is a 1 trillion (and growing) dollar industry that is financially incentivised to get it into your hands. 1 in 8 people in the world smoke or otherwise consume tobacco products, that's almost the same amount of people that drive cars. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ikka@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 years ago How much time do you spend gaming a day? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Takumidesh@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago I'm not gonna downvote because I think your experience is valid. That being said, I think it is a little dismissive. Many people in this thread likely have direct issues with specific addictions, and many people likely have been around death or serious harm because of it. Chemicals like nicotine have a direct addictive effect on your brain, whether or not you personally can overcome that or not doesn't make much of a difference over that fact that it isn't even about personalities or willpower in every case. Nicotine in particular digs very deep, altering brain development, changing the perception of pain, and controlling dopamine levels. Nicotine also has direct effects on the limbic system, and overall effects of the entire nervous system. This isn't some issue of people being stupid or weak, nicotine is one of the most addictive (chemically) substances known to man, and a common delivery method is to freebase and concentrate it. It is constantly being developed in laboratories to be as addictive as possible, and there is a 1 trillion (and growing) dollar industry that is financially incentivised to get it into your hands. 1 in 8 people in the world smoke or otherwise consume tobacco products, that's almost the same amount of people that drive cars. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ikka@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 years ago How much time do you spend gaming a day? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago I actually enjoy a good cigarette, but I still don’t understand how folks get addicted. Ah. Well perhaps you should read some neuropsychology? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] way_of_UwU@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago Same, except from the pipe for me. A nice high quality tobacco from my favorite pipe really hits the spot sometimes, plus it makes me feel classy as hell. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Same except I just grab some cigarillos from time to time. Some people are just more susceptible to chemical addictions then others, we're probably on the "Not Very Susceptible" end of the spectrum lol permalink fedilink source parent
