[The history of tobacco products may be told as three phases.

In phase one, tobacco cigarettes are romanticized.

Before cigarettes became popular (mass produced), they are regarded as a form of relaxation and thus a benefit to health.

After all, smoking a cigarette is like a ritual.

So, the health benefits of a cigarette are linked to a relaxation ritual.

The original concept goes like this:

A little tobacco (in fact, very little, since tobacco is toxic in high doses) plus a ritual equals relaxation. This short-term relaxation benefits the anxiety prone individual. Lighting up allows the smoker to take a break.

In phase one, value_1b aligns with desire_1a.]

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[The previous blog is speculation that must be dismissed out of hand.

Why?

Anyone proposing such an idea is for smoking and therefore promotes anti-healthy lifestyles.

Anyone proposing such an idea is think^anti-object.

Think^anti-object forces participants into the mode of sensible construction, so the overlying social construction is assumed and remains unquestioned.

Citizen health takes priority over psychological speculation.]

[Modern society is full of negative moments. People compete for the stupid advantages. People position themselves against others. There is plenty of fodder for fulmination. Then negative thoughts spawn other negative thoughts.

Many people are prone to repetitious negative thoughts.

The ritual of smoking a cigarette would break the cycle.

Individuals became addicted, not to the nicotine, but to release from patterns of repetitious negative thoughts.

Smoking is cathartic.]

[Smoking a tobacco cigarette is a personal ritual that some people find comfort in.

The ritual is not “religious” to the extent that it lacks presence (relation to the sovereign) and carries no message.

Smoking has one notable effect. It stops cycles of negative thoughts.

This relaxing ritual breaks negative-thought obsession.]

[Smoking tobacco cigarettes invites health problems.

No one should smoke tobacco cigarettes.

So why would anyone desire to smoke?

The element of desire is not so obvious and is nonsensical.]