What's the point of smoking?

[dimpy.handa]

Why do you smoke? Isn't it a bit stupid? Spending [lots of] money to die slowly?
It is a major health hazard (both for thou and the people around thou), so why do they allow tobacco and not salvia divinorum?

First of all we have no proof based on real science that smoking is a major health hazard.

If you have been brainwashed into thinking so then you would not smoke.

( 1 ) - Smoking is a long standing ritual for shaman religions.

( 2 ) - Smoking can reduce our reaction to stress, and stress is the number one health hazard in Ameirca.

( 3 ) - Smoking and the smell of tobacco on our body helps to keep away blood sucking insects that carry dreaded illnesses when they bite you.

( 4 ) - Smoking keeps away people who are control freaks while normal people will still hang out with you. So you can drive off people with evil spirits and they will not bug you all the time. Smoking works like bug spray to get rid of the "goodie two shoes" kinds of people that would otherwise suck you dry emotionally.

Smoking can be used for bonding with your peers.

 

[pranavdash]

There is no point in smoking them other then you think you look cool.
Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances on earth and the brain only thinks of when can it get more.

 

[shivibhanot]

smoking is also a habit not only ralated to nicotin but also hand movment to mouth some people like it

It is worse with a pipe plus smoking easily takes on a hobby-type feel. Cigarettes were great for the quick nic hit especially when I rarely didn't want to take the time to get the pipe ready. Unfortunately for all those years I was smoking I was ignorant about Swedish snus. Sure wish I hadn't been because for me there is now no point in smoking at all. I'm sure I'll load up a pipe somewhere down the road but the daily smoking is gladly a thing of the past. Wish I knew a way to convert pounds of pipe tobacco into snus!

 

[jitenmazee]

There is no point in smoking and its all waste of money and health. Smoking caused several major health issue which may be dreadful like Lungs cancer, mouth cancer. Commonly most of the peoples start it by seeing their friends and its a very foolish explanation to do it.