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> it's literally as simple as closing the tab

It’s literally as simple as not putting a cigarette in your mouth and smoking it.

> I never found it so addicting that I couldn't go without it for awhile

Crazy thought but what if we had a sample size bigger than you.

> It’s literally as simple as not putting a cigarette in your mouth and smoking it.

Literally the approach I used when I quit smoking.

> Crazy thought but what if we had a sample size bigger than you.

Well, that sounds like something everyone can agree on. Or do you just mean your opinion is bigger than anyone who disagrees?

My point is not everyone can turn it off like that. To assume that everyone can because you did is wrong.

Which is fair, but also don't assume everyone is addicted because you are. Don't assume everyone is trapped by their addictions because you are.

Most of all, don't try to legislate away everyone's freedoms because you have a problem with something.

Please cite your sources that using social media is just as addictive as smoking.

According to some studies, social media is worse: