2026-06-15 15:01 UTC
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@GLaDTheresCake@todon.nl 2026-06-15 15:11
@wmd@chaos.social I find it very hard to deal with smokers, I am extremely sensitive to smoke and can't deal with it even outside or in well ventilated areas. And I don't even have asthma or any other serious lung condition. And I certainly get the victimizing element of being an addict and having this compulsion to do it. At the same time I feel like in counter-cultural spaces smoking is almost lionized or at least socially slightly encouraged. And that makes me a lot less able to engage with groups and people, I feel significantly less welcome in a lot of spaces because of smokers. I really wish I could navigate a way through that that considered both sides of that equation.
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@ahltorp@mastodon.nu 2026-06-15 15:34
@wmd@chaos.social @FoxesInLove@social.neonpaws.digital I wouldn’t categorise ”being a smug asshole” as part of the addiction, though. It’s perfectly possible to handle your addiction without the assholeism.
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@Schw4rztee@mastodon.social 2026-06-15 17:16
@wmd@chaos.social I recently was on a protest against the German government cutting social services and, even on rock concerts, I've never inhaled that much smoke. I suppose it makes sense that there's a crossover between smokers and service dependants or stressed social workers, but that was the first time that smoke gave me a full on panic attack. Luckily I was there with a group of social workers who took me aside for a moment and gave me chewing gum.