Why poor people usually smoke cigarettes?
They don't have money for food, but always find money for cigarettes... Why?
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MethDozer · M
Stacked reasons, a few being.
They have high stress and low reward lives typically so you pleasure where you can get it.
When you live day to day the long term health risks just don't have the same punch.
Lower classes are part of the blue collar. Vices like cigarettes have always been a part of blue collar culture. Again there's a whole list reasons for that too.
They often are latch key kids growing up who are left alone and looking for novel kicks. That puts them on the path of normalizing it.
It's more socially acceptable amongst your peer groups when you are blue collar and poor.
The education argument doesn't hold up too well. It's kinda absurd to believe any significant number of people are that unaware of the risks and could bve educated out of the choice. As well as their being plenty of educated people who do smoke and many who are poor as well.
They have high stress and low reward lives typically so you pleasure where you can get it.
When you live day to day the long term health risks just don't have the same punch.
Lower classes are part of the blue collar. Vices like cigarettes have always been a part of blue collar culture. Again there's a whole list reasons for that too.
They often are latch key kids growing up who are left alone and looking for novel kicks. That puts them on the path of normalizing it.
It's more socially acceptable amongst your peer groups when you are blue collar and poor.
The education argument doesn't hold up too well. It's kinda absurd to believe any significant number of people are that unaware of the risks and could bve educated out of the choice. As well as their being plenty of educated people who do smoke and many who are poor as well.
chrisCA · M
@MethDozer When I say educated, I mean people who are open to ideas on self improvement,and their overall well being. They read. They ask questions, and they listen.
Many people of the lower socioeconomic classes have the attitude of, "What do them doctors, and them scientists, with their fancy degrees know?"
Many people of the lower socioeconomic classes have the attitude of, "What do them doctors, and them scientists, with their fancy degrees know?"