First rule of Fight Club: Don't talk about Fight Club Page 56

Started by Alex June 20th, 2012 11:08 AM
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Esper

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Aren't wifi signals essentially the same as all the other invisible parts of light like normal radio waves which are already everywhere and already giving you cancer?

Also, people are against alcohol because yeah in moderation it won't really get you drunk but it still kills your braincells and it's bad for your liver lol.
I'm pretty sure I read that the damage alcohol does to your brain heals over time. Good news? Not to your liver.

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What gets me is when there are things that are proven to be horrible and cancer causing yet people still do it. Like, I'm the only person in my household that doesn't smoke. My family has a long history of cancer on both sides, so I don't think any of us need any help dying. It really pisses me off.
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What gets me is when there are things that are proven to be horrible and cancer causing yet people still do it. Like, I'm the only person in my household that doesn't smoke. My family has a long history of cancer on both sides, so I don't think any of us need any help dying. It really pisses me off.
I guess it's that people tend to start smoking for reasons that they either didn't consider very well or out of stress or peer pressure or something like that. Or just because a lot of people around them do it and they don't really see too much different. And... it's pretty damn addictive. It's not as clean cut, imo, as something you can just choose not to do and stick to that or something that you can stop when you need to. Circumstances can always change and it only takes a very short time of someone thinking differently for them to be addicted for years.

That's how I see it having worked for me anyway. -shrug-

Esper

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Addiction is a sad thing to watch. It makes me angry to see people I care about smoke, but I try to remember that I have problems and things myself that I should just be able to stop doing, but I just can't.

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Yeah... and my brother got started at like 16, I think. I'm not really fit to judge people, but I don't like seeing people I love hurt themselves. :/
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Aren't wifi signals essentially the same as all the other invisible parts of light like normal radio waves which are already everywhere and already giving you cancer?


I'm pretty sure I read that the damage alcohol does to your brain heals over time. Good news? Not to your liver.
Could be, but dead braincells stay dead and in turn can't duplicate anymore, so you lose potential ones too.

What pisses ME off is if people care about what other people do with their body/life, if it doesn't affect you then who cares?? My mom is a smoker, and it's freaking annoying because I don't want to inhale the smoke so I want her to quit or to smoke outside, but I don't care if she smokes because that's her own decision and she knows the consequences so whatever floats her boat, as long as I don't have to second-hand smoke.

Also, why do you guys care that "everything is linked to cancer etc"? It's a CHANCE, it's not guaranteed that you ARE going to get cancer IF you do this and so on, it's a small chance that exists. The likelihood of getting cancer from say peanut butter or whatever is like almost nil. You really shouldn't rely on those odds because it's going to restrict you for no reason.
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Could be, but dead braincells stay dead and in turn can't duplicate anymore, so you lose potential ones too.

What pisses ME off is if people care about what other people do with their body/life, if it doesn't affect you then who cares?? My mom is a smoker, and it's freaking annoying because I don't want to inhale the smoke so I want her to quit or to smoke outside, but I don't care if she smokes because that's her own decision and she knows the consequences so whatever floats her boat, as long as I don't have to second-hand smoke.
Just because it doesn't affect me personally doesn't mean that no one else is affected by it. There are few situations where a person does something that affects them only. Not only that, there are times when a person doesn't know the consequences of their actions. Smokers, of course, are the exception, with the strong anti-smoking message that's been going on for quite a while, but there are many people who don't know that they're destroying themselves slowly and steadily.

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Just because it doesn't affect me personally doesn't mean that no one else is affected by it. There are few situations where a person does something that affects them only. Not only that, there are times when a person doesn't know the consequences of their actions. Smokers, of course, are the exception, with the strong anti-smoking message that's been going on for quite a while, but there are many people who don't know that they're destroying themselves slowly and steadily.
I didn't say that, I said that if it doesn't affect you, then why would you care? I was saying I don't get it why you would stress and fret about something that doesn't affect your own life, not that it didn't affect others..? That was the point lol.
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I didn't say that, I said that if it doesn't affect you, then why would you care? I was saying I don't get it why you would stress and fret about something that doesn't affect your own life, not that it didn't affect others..? That was the point lol.
But that's why people stress over it. Because it generally does affect others. Not caring about something because you aren't personally affected by it is just wrong.

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I imagine eventually, LCD screens or wifi signals will be linked to cancer (if they aren't already--I know there was a big fuss somewhat recently in Ontario high schools about whether or not to allow wifi because it could be a health risk). So yeah, PC would be sort of linked to cancer.

Also lots of people visit it on their mobile phones and people have been going on and on about those causing cancer for a decade. (Although I think this one was refuted at some point?)
I think the WiFi is schools fear here actually started because some parent blamed it for causing her kid to have nosebleeds and nightmares.

Then eventually the teachers claimed a link to cancer.

And Health Canada says no problem. Or at least, no more of a problem that anything else we have going around. All them microwaves and radio waves and whatnots XD

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But that's why people stress over it. Because it generally does affect others. Not caring about something because you aren't personally affected by it is just wrong.
Yes but it is a choice they make, so there is not much you can do. If someone was forced to smoke it would be something different but everyone knows the consequences and some still choose to do it so then there is no need to worry unless they are close relatives maybe. Why should I care about someone I don't know choosing to screw up their health?
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Why should I care about someone I don't know choosing to screw up their health?
Not that I really care, but because you're probably gonna wind up paying for their healthcare through taxes (though depending on where you are, taxes on cigarettes draws in a lot of money for the government).

But then I'd just advocate for people to pay for their own healthcare and for less taxes.

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Not that I really care, but because you're probably gonna wind up paying for their healthcare through taxes (though depending on where you are, taxes on cigarettes draws in a lot of money for the government).

But then I'd just advocate for people to pay for their own healthcare and for less taxes.
I don't agree with people having to pay for their own healthcare - if you're beaten up on the street you're screwed if you don't have the money to pay for a doctor. I do think people who smoke or drink excessively should pay all the costs that are linked to their unhealthy habit.
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Yes but it is a choice they make, so there is not much you can do. If someone was forced to smoke it would be something different but everyone knows the consequences and some still choose to do it so then there is no need to worry unless they are close relatives maybe. Why should I care about someone I don't know choosing to screw up their health?
Smoking is an exception. Many people don't know what they're truly doing to their body.

Again, just because you're not affected by it doesn't mean you shouldn't care. It's their choice, yes, but they may be ignorant of the consequences, and even if they're not they're probably unwillingly affecting other people. There's nothing wrong with letting a person ruin their body as long as they don't expose others to it and are fully aware of the consequences, but these two requirements are almost never met.

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Smoking is an exception. Many people don't know what they're truly doing to their body.
I thought the graphical television ads and the pictures of rotting feet on the cigarette packaging paints a pretty clear picture if what it can do.

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I think ridiculing someone is public for it is wrong, droomph. No one is perfect, would you want someone to ridicule you if you do something in public that's bad for you? What if someone ridiculed you for having a big meal at a restaurant? ;x

My mom's so funny, she's in the middle of quitting and now she's super judgmental about smokers when she wasn't judgmental about them a week ago hahaha. Mostly it's the money thing though - some people smoke a ton and then complain about having no money. That's why she's quitting, money instead of health.


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The problem I have with smoking is it affects others as well as the smoker, who dosent care they they may be affecting the health of those around them and smoke around other people. I dont care if you smoke, but I dont want to inhale the smoke from other people's cigarettes.

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The Steam Sales need to be shorter. Oh my god I've added 9 games to my backlog in the last week (although not all through Steam) and it's horrible. T_T Plus I'm considering getting at least one or two more things before the sale is done in a week.

I just need to ban myself from the internet until the 23rd or something, lmao.


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:P I've only spent ~$16 so far (plus $5 on gifts today). I think that's pretty good. I was hoping to not go much over $20.

Nothing on my wishlist is something I need RIGHT AWAY OMG and I'm not anticipating anything I really want going on sale at a price I'll bite at so I think I'm pretty safe for the rest of the sale. Hopefully. Maybe.


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