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[โ€“] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Started smoking cigarettes when I was 16.

I was perfectly aware how shitty the tobacco industry is, how addictive nicotine is, all its harmful effects, and how gross of a money sink it is. I did it anyway because I thought it looked relaxing.

[โ€“] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Me too- but for an even stupider reason. I thought it would be cool to learn to blow smoke rings.

I did learn to blow smoke rings.

Quit in 2000 and don't regret it.