• Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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    18 days ago

    I’m not trying to convince someone to quit; that’s up to them to derive enough motivation to do so on their own.

    I’m just pointing out that their disgusting habit affects everyone around them, if it’s not killing them through second-hand smoke.

    I say this as someone who used to smoke 1–2 packs a day, and WISH that someone told me that I smelled as bad as I did. To me, smoking was never about impacting other people, so having known that, I would have at least been more mindful.

    • CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works
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      18 days ago

      Positive reinforcement tends to work best, but people should never underestimate the power of “you smell like an old leather ashtray”