First off there are mild stimulant effects to smoking.
Also nicotine (IIRC, or one of the other chemicals in smoke) is a serotonin re-uptake inhibitor.
Finally it is an appetite suppressant (probably a side effect of the stimulant thing) as I age certain injuries (modulo The Singularity) will catch up with me and the arthritis will make my current level of exercise difficult to impossible.
And lastly smoking will annoy the living f out of all those nanny state mutherfrs who’ve been pissing me off for the last 20 years and seem intent on doing so until I die—hopefully with a cigar in one hand, a scotch in the other.
Ah—well that is an entirely different kettle of utility. ;)
While (as previous stated) I would not make the same choice… I respect your right to choose to take the risk for your obvious pleasurable returns. I totally grok being contrarian for the fun of it ;)
First off there are mild stimulant effects to smoking.
Also nicotine (IIRC, or one of the other chemicals in smoke) is a serotonin re-uptake inhibitor.
Finally it is an appetite suppressant (probably a side effect of the stimulant thing) as I age certain injuries (modulo The Singularity) will catch up with me and the arthritis will make my current level of exercise difficult to impossible.
And lastly smoking will annoy the living f out of all those nanny state mutherfrs who’ve been pissing me off for the last 20 years and seem intent on doing so until I die—hopefully with a cigar in one hand, a scotch in the other.
Ah—well that is an entirely different kettle of utility. ;)
While (as previous stated) I would not make the same choice… I respect your right to choose to take the risk for your obvious pleasurable returns. I totally grok being contrarian for the fun of it ;)
I know I’m not supposed to upvote contrarianism, but it’s just too hard to resist. Please use this comment to downvote my lack of willpower.