Redditors identify 25 things they say are more harmful than cigarettes
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Updated · BuzzFeed · Apr 30
Redditors identify 25 things they say are more harmful than cigarettes
2 articles · Updated · BuzzFeed · Apr 30
The BuzzFeed article, sparked by Redditor Jiwitom’s question, lists poverty, pesticides, air pollution, social media addiction, ultra-processed foods and alcohol among the responses.
Other entries include guns, gambling, cars, misinformation, repeated Covid infections, texting while driving and excessive screen exposure for children, with commenters linking them to disease, addiction, injury and social harm.
The compilation presents anecdotal opinions from Reddit users and invites further submissions for a future article on harms that society treats as normal.
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