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Can we eradicate this kind of humour

The Ghost in the Shell (2026) and Ghost in the Shell (1995)

As a non-smoker, I'm gonna throw my hat into the ring. I think trying to downplay how smoking looks from the outside as being "uncool" isn't as helpful as one might think. If it weren't cool looking, vaping wouldn't exist. Smoking looks cool. Blowing out out your mouth or nose is both weird and bad ass looking at the same time. I mean ffs, you look like a dragon when you do it. When you try to downplay how smoking looks, it almost feels like you're lying. I mean think about it, if you took away both negatives and positives of smoking (cancer, smell/stress relief) and all that was left was the blowing smoke bit—would you still not want to do it? Personally, I think acknowledging the reality, that it looks cool, shows that you're being honest about the parts that look appealing and gives you some leeway to address the not so cool parts. Might just be me, but whenever someone says smoking isn't cool I just think they're full of it lmao.

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