I already don't smoke and never will - but I have to be exposed to that shit, just looking at the wrong part of a shelf. You could probably put pictures of exploded rat carcasses and starving children on there, apropos of nothing, and yeah no kidding it'll impact sales!

No practical goal justifies putting this Rotten.com gore and shock content on commodity consumer goods. You wanna reduce sales? Tax it more. Don't commit psychological warfare against anyone who glances upward at a gas station.

[–] coaxil@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

I mean, could have them out of sight, and have the images on them, like they do in Australia.

[–] iriyan@lemmy.ml -2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The reason you are calling it shit is because you were brainwashed that it is. Up until the 80s you could hardly walk into an office public or private and there weren't public ashtrays around. Have cancer, lung, and heart disease decreased? They have INCREASED!!

Have work accidents lethal and disabling injuries decreased? No, they have increased because of unions being faught against like enemies of the state (which they are to any capitalist state).