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[-] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 28 points 3 months ago

One inhalation on a single cigarette is said to reduce your life by 7 minutes. How does this apply here? Is the scale linear or exponential?

[-] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago

7 minutes per puff? Who says that?

[-] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

It's a very rough approximation which was used in anti-smoking campaigns, at least in the 90s/00s.

[-] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

A lot of that was exaggerated. 7 minutes per puff really doesn't sound realistic. But since it convinced people to stop smoking I guess everyone agreed that some misinformation was OK?

[-] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

I really don't have a clue, but calculating averages might yield results which don't represent a directly applicable value. If some people lose tens of years due to dramatic complications, it could weigh up a lot for people who barely lose any life length.

Again, I'm just guessing wildly, but anything which scares people away from smoking is good in my opinion.

[-] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Again, I'm just guessing wildly, but anything which scares people away from smoking is good in my opinion.

That's where I disagree, spreading misinformation as scientific fact causes people to lose trust in health authorities, and it fuels things like the anti-vax movement and flat earthers. The ends don't justify the means.

[-] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah, that's a good point.

[-] Johnmannesca@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I think it's logarithmic

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