Oneser

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[–] Oneser@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I mean mothers don't decide for adults either, hopefully. But I think you missed my point.

We know that: Tobacco and alcohol companies tried (and still do try) very hard to get kids to smoke & drink, because a child who smokes/drinks will likely become a significant customer for life.

Regulators also know this, so they began aiming at removing the marketing which was clearly influential to age groups not legally allowed to consume alcohol/cigarettes. I know for example Australia banned alcohol ads during kids tv shows, tobacco advertising has been banned since the 90's.

Then along came vaping, which was neither a tobacco or alcohol product and could circumvent the regulations in place.

There is a significant young population size who will take up smoking/vaping for its social appeal - whatever that is. Let's call them pot #1.

There is also a significant young population who will try smoking/vaping, realise it tastes like ass or is too much effort and decide to not continue with it. Let's call them pot #2.

Pot #1, which it sounds like would include you for cigarettes, cannot be influenced and these regulations trying to reduce smoking/vaping would annoy them.

Pot #2 however can be influenced as long as those factors are address, e.g. ban the selling of the child friendly flavours, reducing exposure and limiting supply.

By reducing pot #2 for harmful activities like drinking, smoking and vaping, you reduce the burden on your public health system in the long term.

The big vape companies have been bought out by the big tobacco companies now, so they are one in the same.

[–] Oneser@lemm.ee 20 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Naah in all for the ban on fruity flavours. A lot of people, myself include, growing up didn't smoke because it tasted like trash. Imagine if cigarettes tasted like hot chocolate!

It doesn't remove all vapers, but it doesn't increase the numbers either.

[–] Oneser@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But that is not "using hydrocarbons as a battery" as your comment mentioned.

[–] Oneser@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Which circumstances?

Using electricity to create fuels purely for storage is a dead concept AFAIK. eFuels in the medium term will likely only be used where batteries cannot in their current form, e.g. aircraft or shipping. The energy and money cost needed to synthesise on-site with current tech is too high.

[–] Oneser@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I do not have the knowledge to doubt your points here, but there are countless people who smoke and do not end up on artificial breathing apparatus in their later years.

I do not like being around smokers and understand it is not good for you, but your text here sounds very extreme.

[–] Oneser@lemm.ee 29 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I thought telegrams encryption was more or less non-existent? Am I missing something?

[–] Oneser@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, many Europeans will pay extra and read labels carefully when selecting kids food.

[–] Oneser@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

https://www.melawear.de/

Ich hab einige T-Shirts von Mela die ich seit mehr als 1 Jahre wöchentlich anziehe. Kann sie nur empfehlen und sie haben jetzt ihren Saisonende Abverkauf.

[–] Oneser@lemm.ee 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Apparently the Spanish translate Wallaby. TIL

[–] Oneser@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

This is identical for online brokers in the stock market. They win based on the number of trades, thus they make as much money in bust as in boom years with people exiting positions.

[–] Oneser@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The warlock's satiety skill (after beating the 3rd boss) pretty much nulls on-diet, but getting there can be hard.

Otherwise for me it's always been trying to significantly reduce the number of steps per level. I'd be interested to hear other's opinions here.

[–] Oneser@lemm.ee 42 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I can recommend Reuters, given it still has a little bit of sports and opinion, but I find it's good at providing neutral facts and sources it's knowledge from appropriate experts for its opinion pieces.

It only lacks in providing local level news, where I turn to my country's national broadcaster.

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