• @Sasha
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    1410 days ago

    Yes. Almost no one smokes in Australia because of them

    • @SupraMario@lemmy.world
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      1210 days ago

      Lol no, no one smokes anymore mainly because it’s a taboo and a pack of cigs is so expensive it’s basically impossible to do so on the regular.

      The labels don’t do shit.

      • @Thunderbird4@lemmy.world
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        1310 days ago

        How do you think smoking went from something nearly everybody did to being taboo? Maybe the labels don’t do anything for the last 10% of the population who still smoke today, despite the taboo, but those labels played a big role in reinforcing public awareness of the health effects of smoking.

        • @SupraMario@lemmy.world
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          49 days ago

          No they didn’t, people got tired of the smell and public awareness of smoking came from watching family members die. Labels didn’t do shit. Smoking was on the decline before the labels even showed up.