was banning smoking worth it given that the western world's bmi went up by a couple of units as a result
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Replying to @alexeyguzey
I've never seen anyone try to run the numbers on net QALYS. For comprehensiveness, you'd want to look at vaping and gum/patches/lozenges as well—lots of ways to consume nicotine without inhaling burning plant matter!
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Replying to @ByrneHobart @alexeyguzey
vaping is the only one that competes with smoking (it’s even better ime) but they’re trying really hard to get rid of that one too
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Replying to @literalbanana @alexeyguzey
The fun one would be to estimate whether banning vapes will be better or worse for the world than allowing tetraethyl lead in gas.
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inb4 John Varley's novel "Millenium" which has time travelers from the far future, and they need to wear gas masks that supply them with the right mix of nicotine / tar / lead / petroleum combustion products, lest the pristine air of the 20th century shock and destroy their lungs
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