I used to feel, back when I occasionally smoked, that contrary to all sane evidence I was doing something good for myself, something not only virtuous, not only moral, not only psychologically responsible, but actually healthy.
Of course I would say the opposite. I would say I knew smoking was not a good idea, that of course one shouldn’t do it, and sti…
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