Comment on What does cigarette smoking do for people?
Bwaz@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Former heavy smoker here, quit two decades ago. It creates a strong craving, which briefly supplies pleasure when you appease it. It provides (or at least used to) social connection with other smokers, particularly at “smoking breaks”.
And it gives you something recognizable to do while waiting for something. Rather than sitting there, staring out with a stupid look on your face, you instead sit there smoking a cigarette.
It’s an incredibly difficult addiction to break, it’s expensive, and these days identifies you as either very old or more or less a loser. Avoid, avoid.
all-knight-party@kbin.cafe 1 year ago
Mentioning smoking breaks is a big part, I think. At a place I used to work if you smoked you basically got free extra breaks to take care of it that other associates did not, and depending how tough your job is it could be an incentive.
number6@feddit.nl 1 year ago
Yes, where I worked they generously gave you a 10 minute mid-morning break. Unless you were a smoker, and “needed” to slip out 5 minutes every hour. I often wondered if I could get away with just “smoking” a straw.