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AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, says Palantir CTO
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Real talk, I would love to smoke without worrying about cancer.
With the power of denial you can!
If cancer was the only one drawback it wouldn't even be that bad. In addition to cancer, it makes you smell like an ashtray, gives you really bad skin, and its even a cause for erectile dysfunction. There are better drugs to get addicted to.
@e8d79 A major cause of mortality from cigarette smoking is COPD/cardiovascular disease—strokes and heart attacks skyrocket over time, and you'll end up shuffling around wheezing into an oxygen mask if you keep it up. Not to mention the leg ulcers and pressure sores. It's like an all-in-one package of "this will fuck you up"!
i might be mistaken, but i have a vague memory that combining smoking and drinking does a real number on severity of one's atherosclerosis
If we find a way to smoke without damaging the lungs I'm taking it up again.
I don't miss being out of breath all the time and generally antsy when shut inside but fuck me but nothing compares the sublime joy of stepping out of some bullshit to drag on a durry.