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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think the best option would be to get off of nicotine products. They aren't exactly good for you.

[–] quicksand -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They aren't exactly good for you.

Or bad necessarily. From my understanding nicotine is similar to caffeine in that regard. The harm is in the other stuff you're pumping into your lungs

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Addiction is bad for you, and nicotine is really addictive if you let it rewire your brain (it is a dopamine agonist).

I stopped drinking coffee over a week. It took me over a decade to drop nicotine.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah Nicotine is also very bad for your mental health long term. You become so hooked on it that you literally can not be happy without it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's such a pacifier. And with vaping, you can get a little hit almost no matter where you are - don't even need to step out for a break

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It actually makes a lot of sense from a business. The vaping companies want you to live a long life hopelessly addicted.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Totally. It's no wonder tobacco companies are deeply invested in smoking cessation and alternatives (or so I've heard - don't ask me for a source).