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[–] nodsocket@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It also feels good to smoke cigarettes and eat cheeseburgers. And there has also been a big marketing push for those. I don't necessarily think people are and more impulsive, but they've been led to believe debt isn't as harmful as it actually is.

[–] mke_geek@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] nodsocket@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tell that to the average person living 50 years ago.

[–] mke_geek@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They were nasty 50 years ago and they're nasty today.

[–] nodsocket@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You're missing my point. Marketers convinced people they were good so they'd smoke more.