I did understand alcohol when I had my first drink, I didn't know tobacco could be deadly when I first started smoking. Compared to the availability of TV, news, instant information, etc., that almost seems to be back in the stone age. In less than a year after I started, just for fun with friends because I wanted to learn how to blow smoke rings (how stupid can you get, but I was 12), I did learn that smoking can cause lung cancer. Literally put me into shock for a day and a half but it was too late for me to quit. That's the short version, lol.
Do I blame BT? Yes I do. They have manipulated tobacco and "enhanced" it to the point of absurdity for their benefit only. If I was 12 now and started smoking, yes, I would place all the blame completely on myself. Things have changed a lot since the 60s.
BP has done wonderful things, many of us owe our lives to them. That doesn't let them off the hook for all the crappy, underhanded and downright dangerous stuff they do/have done to make a buck. Same thing with the FDA. Wouldn't want to live in a world without them but sure wish they'd remove the questionable/profiteering elements from their decision making. Sometimes I want to stop the world and get off. What's your home planet like?
Let's step off together. Ready? 1, 2, 3 let's go
...together we can play
Regards,
Hazy