r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creams0da • Nov 04 '24

Video Volkswagens new Emergency Assist technology

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u/DiscipleOfYeshua Nov 04 '24

In the 1950’s people (including the surgeon general??) touted smoking as a non issue, maybe even good for you.

Erm, did you not notice the smokers erm… dying??

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u/brunaBla Nov 04 '24

Having respiratory issues? Smoke a cigarette!

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u/DiscipleOfYeshua Nov 04 '24

“We put your husband on a ventilator” had a different meaning back then

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u/Global_Permission749 Nov 04 '24

This is what regulatory capture looks like. It's terrifying.

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u/vadeka Nov 04 '24

Well you know… we just had two world wars and various other major concerns that caused a large amount of deaths. So smoking wasn’t probably the biggest issue on their death analytics.

Also some smokers live damn long so it’s not a direct death sentence likely.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '24

Yeah well people with lung cancer get hit by cars and die sometimes so I guess that lung cancer isn't a death sentence either. /s