When was the last time you saw an ad for cigarettes?

Those second-order effects are easy to mitigate with sensible public policy. And it's not like we have to invent the solution from scratch — we've done it before, very effectively.

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khriss 40 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

> Those second-order effects are easy to mitigate with sensible public policy.

Regrettably, sensible public policy seems to be in remarkably short supply these days.

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ryandrake 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is the correct reply to the constant "but whatabout" replies, that inevitably come up whenever you suggest regulation. "You've regulated bad thing X, but then they'll do Y!" So regulate Y! It's not like legislators only get one crack at a law. We should elect a government willing to move fast and iterate when loopholes are uncovered.

	▲	gopher_space 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I mean if you're arguing an edge case you've already accepted the central point, so it's not like a response needs to be made. We handle edge cases.

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esseph 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> When was the last time you saw an ad for cigarettes?

Today at the gas station on the outside of the pump and the store door.

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dghlsakjg 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I was at a gas station today that sells tobacco. No ads. Its because even displaying tobacco products, let alone advertising them, is not allowed in that jurisdiction.

I'll bet you didn't see any cartoon camels or doctors recomending a brand though, because even where tobacco ads are legal, many tobacco ads are no longer legal.

Whether you see ads, and what kind of ads you see is highly regulated. That's the whole point,

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esseph 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> I was at a gas station today that sells tobacco. No ads. Its because even displaying tobacco products, let alone advertising them, is not allowed.

We clearly don't live in the same states.

	▲	dghlsakjg an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Sorry for the ninja edit about jurisdictions. I live in a different country since we don't have states here.