8chan is dead. Jim could barely keep the site going when it was up. Gonna miss it. /pol/ on 8ch was pretty gross, but /christianity/ and a few of the other smaller boards had great communities. I especially don't know where to find a Christian imageboard anymore. There are Christian threads on 4/pol/ every once in a while, but those guys are mostly looking for an alternative way to express their traditionalist sentiments rather than actually follow Christ.
Anyhow, I hope the losers that continually bitch about 4chan and 8chan understand what they're ruining. It's a lot more than just /pol/.
No, no, no, no. It's generally recognized as a safer alternative to smoking. Sure, long-term effects are unknown, but I can breathe a whole lot easier since I switched to an e-cig. Go tackle the obesity crisis first. Or how about HIV in the homosexual community? Haven't enough people died from contracting HIV from gay sex? Isn't it about time we outlaw that?
> people are infinitely more complex than I had given thought to
Well, you must have been a particularly naive kid. The basic flow of attraction into addiction is not very hard to understand, especially when you're constantly warned about it. But the fact remains that nicotine is a satisfying nootropic that half of the world enjoys, and it doesn't have any proven effect on neurological development. Kids have been picking up smoking in high school for ages, and you're complaining that they're using a healthier alternative instead. You wanna stop kids from getting fucked up on substances? Why don't we take a closer look at prescription amphetamine or weed?
Speaking as someone who started using a Juul at 17, this is absolutely ridiculous. People are responsible for what they choose to consume. Got asthma? Maybe avoid inhaling chemicals that might affect your condition. Now, I'm 19 and I have to drive to North Carolina (about 30 minutes) to even buy tobacco products, since they raised the legal age to 21 in Virginia. Thanks, nanny. I really hope this little prick goes home empty handed.
I'm getting awfully sick of the gov. fucking around with tobacco laws. First, they raise the legal age to 21 in Virginia, and now I have to go to NC to get my stuff. Then Juul pulls all their flavors. What the fuck now? Just leave me alone, please.
So glad Twitter is finally owning up to their white privilege and doing something about wrongthink. Maybe in a few months I'll be able to scroll through my feed without having to retreat to my safe space and cry for an hour afterward.
I'd just like to know how you come to the conclusion that evening out the demographics in the free software community could in any way improve the quality of projects. I guess you're looking for better harmony in the community? Still, please explain how setting quotas would improve anything, rather than stirring up more strife.