Smoking is Awesome
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We need to have an honest conversation about smoking: The problem with smoking is that it is way more than just a physical addiction.
Smoking creates a temporary problem and offers an instant solution. Once your brain is used to nicotine, for up to 72 hours you are itchy,
nervous and stressed - but one drag and instantly, you feel really good. It also helps you focus and take breaks during work, while suppressing your appetite.
So why is it such a bad idea?
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We getting lung cancer with this one 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
Bread
W video
Kurz is venting rn
How did the sponsor sign off on this video title lol
Lol. I'm dying at the fact the with all the things the birbs have gone threw, they drew the line at being involved with the smoking video.
0:27 Hey that’s me! The only things I light up are my grades though 😌
Eyyy
you keep it that way...
proper student mentality right there
Nah I know you must like that kretek 😂
Yeah, spotted you right away :)
This video started so positive and slowly turned into nightmare, but that's what smoking is
that's such a good observation nice hmm
Best comment
The transition looked way faster to me but yes I agree
That's very true, that might have been purposeful... you see all the positives laid out and then argues against them by talking about the wide scale permanent damage
All additions get like this tbh
Lost my dad to lung cancer yesterday. He was a heavy smoker, the only time he didn't smoke was when he ate something. He fought cancer for the last 4 years and finally found his peace at the age of 63. To see your dad deteriorate more and more over that period until there's nothing left but a weak shell is something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Smoking is hell.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I pray that you have found peace.
Sorry for your loss. My mom passed recently from lung cancer as well, only one month after diagnosis. Can’t imagine what it must be to endure 4 years of that.
Now I’m trying to quit smoking. I’ve gone from almost a pack a day to a few cigs every couple of weeks, but even after seeing the effects firsthand it’s been so difficult to quit completely.
Lost my mother last year to lung cancer too (due to smoking) :( i agree, watching your loved one wither away is literally the worst thing to ever experience. So sorry for your loss❤️
@@bianka94825Sorry for your loss. I know a few relatives that smoke heavily and one of them needs a breathing machine to properly sleep at night. I pray that they quit their addiction soon
my dad’s a smoker right now and i’m really scared to lose him. we’ve tried everything to make him stop.
Never smoked in my life but I decided to start, thanks Kurzgesagt. Didn't have time to watch the full vid.
I hope this is a joke 😳
Ummm
Guys… the fact they specified “didn’t have time to watch the full vid” indicates that they know there is something in the rest of the vid that is worth watching. This is a joke.
@@ility_ yes lol
omg
"smoking only solves a temporary problem but creates permanent ones"
This video should be shown in every school.
Not the title though
The title is actually genius it is way more like that ppl that are starting to smoke will click on a video with a title like this and get hit with education xD.
No.
We already torment children with endless anti drug propaganda.
Nor is that even true. It doesn't "only solve temporary problems", whatever the fuck that's supposed to mean.
True
They do tell us all this in American schools. A lot of times. Didn't stop me from picking up cigarettes.
Please turn this into a series. I really want to see "Heroin is Awesome"
I was thinking of alcohol but heroine is awesome too
Bruh Walter after that would be even crazier
Well as a regular user of meth and alco, would love to see those explaining in less "dont do it its a sin!" Scripted way rather scientific way of explaining why my habits are bad
Ironically this vid is motivating me since i try to quit for a month.
“Crystal Meth is Awesome”
@@tolstartheking it is tho
I started smoking at 13 and am almost 31. I quit smoking 3 months ago and have already noticed transformative effects. It’s almost surreal!
Congrats dude!! Thats no easy feat, youre doing great :D life is always young in the face of death
Congrats! I quit about 4 years ago and it's totally worth it.
I quit smoking one year ago and I feel exactly like before.
Getting back smell and taste is awesome!
Congrats :)
"Is bad for you if you like breathing" hits hard
😂
I was a smoker for 17 years and I quit 2.5 years ago. Couldn't be more proud of myself.
Awesome
Let’s go!
Awesome
amazing
And we're proud of you!
I wish my parents had this kind of willpower 😞
This is one of the better anti-smoking PSAs I've seen. No moralizing, no fear-mongering. Just facts.
I mena moralizing and fear-mongering are good strats, most people dont listen to logic
fear mongering is good for deterring people from addictions tho
@@Natsu_76 but it alienates people who are already addicted and makes it harder to reintegrate into healthy society
@@ikosaheadrombut fear-mongering doesnt edjucate you about the actual effects. The problem is that the fear-mongering comes from adults and is aimed towards children, and adults are rarely "cool" in their minds. Smoking becomes the cool thing to do. So in that regard fear-mongering is very unhelpfull.
I mean, no explicit verbal fear mongering, i suppose..? The visual language applied in parts that talk about cellular damage coupled with the eerie music is pretty powerful and leaves little room for questions as to what message is being conveyed.
I don’t know if someone will see this comment but you can do it , I was having some serious health problems this year and I had to quit smoking I tought it was impossible at first but somehow I managed probably the fear of getting sick helped me but this video was also a good starting motivation I am 2 or 3 months clear sm like that , I still have some desire to smoke but I can control it , don’t give up guys , u can discover new things to do in your life besides smoking , show yourself how mentally strong are you .
I love how in the middle of it we just have john giving sherlock a little smoochy on the cheek that was adorable
Wait what
where
I'm 44 started smoking cigarettes at 15, I'm always coughing up nonstop, this video dumbed it all down for me. Now I know exactly what I'm experiencing and why. I think I'm ready to make the move and quit! I'm gonna die soon if I don't. Quit drinking 8 years ago, I was an everyday beer drinker. If I can stop drinking and never look back, I can stop smoking too! Wish me luck people, I quit smoking at midnight! ****update below ***
Update: almost 3 weeks without smoking. The habitual cravings are definitely getting farther apart than before. still getting them for sure ,but they definitely aren't as bad as the first week or so. My body is realizing and remembering that I no longer smoke, so basically when I get a sudden urge to I'm like " oh yea I no longer do that" and just continue with my day. Cravings only last a few seconds to a minute at most. So I immediately just try to continue with whatever I was already doing and move on,. Works like a charm. I still do push ups but not at every craving anymore. The physical addiction was gone in 72 hours. That was the worst of it. After that it was much easier. Chewing gum seems to help keep your mouth busy and helps for sure. My sense of taste and smell has improved considerably. I do not cough nearly as much as before. My lungs feel lighter if that makes any sense, and i honestly feel much better!
Anyone who wants to join me on this journey of quitting, or would like to help, feel free to join my channel! I'm considering on sharing my journey of quitting drinking and smoking cigarettes with the world, in hopes that maybe I can possibly help someone else do the same! Thank you all for your support, you probably helped save my life!
WOW! FIFTEEN THOUSAND LIKES IS INSANE!!
***UPDATE ***6/26/24
I THINK I GOT IT BEAT!
CIGARETTES NOW STINK!,
AND I NO LONGER WANT ONE
I KNEW I COULD DO IT
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN
Rooting for you !
You can do it don’t give up, and good luck!
You got this man. God will help you if you let him (Deuteronomy 31:8).
Good luck! I'm cheering for you! I don't have any experience with smoking, or quitting, but you may want to make sure you have family/friends if possible. Let them know so they can support you. Having a support group is the best thing you can have. Good luck again! Hope to hear updates as you progress and quit smoking!
You can do it!
Lofi girl holding a cigarette is not something I would have ever expected from this channel
0:28
Same, got caught off guard.
Your mistake honestly.
She needs to sort out that lamp
Give her a break man geez
this is literally one of the only PSAs that has genuinely helped me cut down on smoking. it feels like it actually understands why i smoke but still tells me why i should quit
I have lost so many people to smoking related causes, even after watching my grandmother die from COPD, it was not easy to quit. Even developing severe breathing issues couldn't inspire me immediately. Addiction is a tragedy. Growing up in a family that smokes, I always thought I would be above it so I feel a lot of shame for ever picking up the habit. My grandparents installed an exhaust fan in their kitchen because they smoked so heavily. I started smoking regularly at the age of 16 but my mother gave me my first cigarette at the age of 7 years old, so I feel like I never really had a fair chance. Anyway, I have been without a cigarette for 6 days and I am processing a lot of shame and a lot of grief, but I am also very proud of myself.
You should be very proud of yourself. Well done!
Congratulations!
My greatest accomplishment was when I was around 8 years old, I told my grandma, who had been smoking since my dad was a kid, how dangerous it was and that I didn't want to lose her before I even graduate highschool. That got to her, and from that day forward she has never touched a cigarette. This week, she will be coming to my college graduation.
thats wholesome!
Congratulations to her, I wish for you and your grandmother good health and success!
Same happened but with my dad. I told him when I was like 5 years old, something along the lines of "if you die of cancer, who will take care of me?? 🥺" He quitted immediately and hasn't smoked for more than 30 years ❤️
Good for you for saving your grandma. Now you get to spend more time for her
Congratulations man! Here is to more years for your grandma and your family
This is how smoking should have been explained to me, I started as a sort of rebellious phase and 10 years later I still can’t manage to stop. Today a new attempt begins, wish me luck.
Best of luck.
Dude you got this! Just day by day! Good luck
Good luck ! One day at a time
Good luck brother I feel you
❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊
Ive been smoking for almost 20 years now, and this video may actually be the thing that finally gets me to quit
The tilte and introduction is a masterclass at attracting the audience this video will actually have a meaningful impact on.
I have never seen a piece of media that would convince me not to smoke more than this video.
Real
Absolutely true.
This is why I stick to Mary Jane. I still smoke and am working to stop smoking all together for health reasons and use edibles but I used to smoke Tobacco and once I quit I noticed a huge difference.
Wish it had time to go into vaping. Or maybe the evidence is still in too early a stage to be as thorough as they like.
@@lawrencemalone-px6qe You can also use oils. I hears its better than edibles.
I like how a video titled "Smoking is awesome" is better at smoking prevention than actual anti-smoking PSAs
this comment is gonna be very viral soon
This video is the opposite of what anti-smooking PSA are.
It tells you that smoking is amazing but in reality it is trying to brainwash you into thinking that you really should stop smoking.
@@AlexandreG Exactly; I get that from their point of view they're steelmanning the case against something they believe deleterious for society at large, but the format is your classical propaganda style that leaves important bits of information that contradict their _a priori_ 'ALL smoking bad' narrative
Moral of story do not smoke if you want to keep your sponge lungs
@@LillianTeja Or post comments the YT gods disapprove of, if you want to be heard by other people 😂
Ayahuasca was mind blowing for me. I found myself in a world where swirling colors created a mesmerizing kaleidoscope. Time stretched as I explored cosmic landscapes, feeling a profound connection to everything. It left me with a deep sense of peace and wonder, realizing the limitless potential of the mind.
Psychedelics have the ability to induce profound altered states of consciousness
@@RubysylviaI've been looking to try shrooms. Can someone direct me to a source?
@@WooodThyeah , he's Dr jeffshrooom he got magic mushrooms , DMT , LSD and other psychs
@@WooodThdr.jeffshroom is the person you want. He's the most knowledgeable about
psychedelics that I know.
@@user-hv6xb4qp9dHe's on instgram??
The sound design on these is always amazing, especially love the music :D
Was smoking for 5 years. Stopped smoking after I watched that video. Been off any smoke for the last 29 days. Going strong
I hope you keep being healthy, I’m proud of you
YEEEAH KEEP GOING BRO
LETS GO MAN
smoke free for 2 years now, feeling so much better mentally and pysically. Be strong, friend!
AYYYYYY
KEEP IT UP
"your lips are one of the most sensitive parts of your body, and putting something between them is deeply satisfying"
Didn't know kurzgesagt was chill like that
lol
Bro you got some child hood trauma... Evil uncle?
pure facts tho...thats why humans do what they do
A wild sentence out of context.
Was just about to quote that in the comments
I've finally quit it, I'm waiting for this day for the last 3 years ,thank u so mach😊
I'm so proud of you. Quitting is hard but u have overcame it. I hope u still are going clean of cigar rates today.
@@baldheadedjaquinta5957 Yeah, I'm and 'll for rest of my life
Congrats 🎉
Started smoking when I was 15, breathed heavy in my 20s and this made me stop. It was so hard but worth it.
i love that you start with talking about the “positive” effects explaining why its so addictive instead of just saying its an addictive substance. for teens to take it seriously they have to feel like they are being told the whole truth and this is so much more powerful bc you see the reason you would potentially want to use it and then exactly why you really don’t want to. it feels like the difference between making a decision for yourself vs just being told not to do something. this is what schools should be showing.
I agree with your reasoning.
As a smoker since 9 yo, I 100% agree.
I only saw it as a cool social activity that focuses you and gets you immediatly accepted by most groups. That is never talked about and should be mentioned.
Smokers seem cool while smoking, cause that's when they are the coolest, afterwards it's downhill everytime 🥲
this but also for every drug, including illegal ones!
Wait wait wait, are you suggesting schools should teach children to think critically, discern fact from fiction, evaluate risks and benefits, and use their own brains to reach conclusions?! HERETIC!
As a biology teacher, when I talked about drugs and neurotransmitters, I would usually start with "If you haven't considered the upsides you're being pretty biased." Kids seemed not to expect it, and definitely changed the tone to talk about them seriously instead of "what the teacher thinks I should say while thinking something else."
"You do you, but at least be aware of what exactly you are doing and why you are doing it. " I need that on shirt yesterday
"You do you" as long as it doesn't harm other people.
Smoking and vaping harm all the people around you while you are doing it.
I don't care about an adult consuming nicotine as long as they aren't putting it and other chemicals into the air that I'm breathing. There are gums, patches, and other methods that don't harm the people around the nicotine user.
thx god we have loser stupidity logic associated with the most addictive chemical on earth. superb
@@peterwein1716
Yeah, second hand smoke is super harmful to the surrounding people and the planet.
@@peterwein1716 I'd say a billion people lighting up multiple times a day, releasing those chemicals into the environment and very often littering it with cigarette butts is still cause for concern, though.
@@peterwein1716 Cigarettes are absolutely damaging to people around you, but there's little evidence that this translates to vaping as well - vapes contain mainly isolated nicotine without any tar (many even contain pure synthetic nicotine, not extracted from tobacco), so while it is still extremely addictive, it's not nearly as damaging to the body, and the vast majority of currently used flavorings are tested and confirmed safe (the exceptions to this are CBD, THC and HHC-P vapes, which is what the scare a few years ago was about). This is still subject to active research of course, but this is what the current evidence seems to show. The delivery method itself, atomized propylene glycol and glycerol, is perfectly safe and routinely used for many inhaled medications.
This is the video every smoker should see. Brilliant. So informative and amazing animations which made it feel less scarier.
"siller cells " is the most underated joke here
"Scars on your lungs are bad if you like breathing" - loved the sarcasm of this one
they had us gagged 😂
how is that sarcasm?
@@the_original_dude yeah, not exactly a sarcasm, but I haven't found better word
That's not sarcasm...
@@extremelymad nice, knowingly writing shit that doesn't make sense. Wouldn't hurt to think before speaking, or not say anything. If you can't write adequately when you have all the time in the world to form a coherent sentence, it's scary to imagine what kind of nonsense you're shitting out irl. (no offence)
Whoever designed the music for this episode deserves a raise, the subtle uptick in tempo increased my anxiety throughout and definitely gave a subconscious boost to the message.
The music is made by Epic Mountain
Yeah I was on edge for a lot of it, glad I don't smoke
It's on Spotify, absolutely amazing
Me too
Epic mountain, the team of composers for the soundtrack, have made the soundtracks to Kurzesagts videos since 2013 at least. They are the goat.
Started smoking after basic training in 2011. Quit 3 months ago and still going! I truly never thought I would be able to quit. And the thought of quitting was scary as I couldn’t comprehend life without a stogie.
A bit disappointed you haven't mentioned second hand cigarette smoke. I have a chronic staph infection and something in that smoke just kills me whenever I just walk down the street or wait at a station. Cigarette smoke is thick, heavy and lingering.
This video briefly gave me the first urge I ever had to try a cigarette, then ended with me being more scared of cigarettes than i ever have been. Good work
Same.
Rip those who only watched 1st half of the video
It was a wild ride
Damn right, I was like "this sounds amazing yet I'm 26 and have never smoked" and by the end I was glad I never did. Parenting is very important though, my father always warned me about vices and it was annoying but very useful.
@@celeridad6972Be glad, I'm only 20 and got addicted to smoking about 6 months ago. I was only a social smoker then, never more than 3 cigarettes a year, then my long term girlfriend broke my heart and now I'm smoking or vaping from the moment I wake up till I sleep. It offered a temporary relief to the pain because the buzz was so damn good, now I'm still heartbroken but with a higher chance of cancer and an addiction that doesn't even give a buzz anymore👍
I quit smoking cold turkey a month ago, but today I saw an animation in this video that hit me hard. The brain screaming, the heart struggling, everything just crying for help. Even as a smoker for years, it brought tears to my eyes. This is definitely the most creative and powerful anti-smoking video I've ever seen. Don’t smoke guys.
i quit last night man and im a quarter way through the video so far this aint feeling like an anti smoking video but i will power through and hope it switches round
Read Allen Carr Easy way to quit Smoking. This first part of the vid was more like a Smoking Ad disguised as andi-smoking vid
@@sam.4768Stay strong
I smoke approx 50 cigarettes a day. Been only 4 years since I started. I really want to quit and tried many times but you know how hard it is :(
@@ultorismaximus I was in the same position. I quit when I realized that was a life I was not intended to live. I could smoke less then 40 cigarettes a day. Life is to short.
6:20 it really is a time bomb. Lost my dad one day out of nowhere to a stroke he was a heavy smoker for years gave it up due to diabetes, but it still got him
I've was surrounded by smokers my whole childhood. I've had so many people close to me struggle and die from lung related issues. Some of my family have quit smoking because of it.
😢😮
The best anti-smoking video I’ve seen. Slapping “you will die” on products with “gross” images doesn’t register because you can’t imagine yourself in that situation. Taking someone through the process of you like smoking because of this, but here is an in-depth explanation of what is happening in your body and why it is hard to quit. Far more inspiring and informative.
The only ones deterred by those images are those that don't smoke. My parents and sister ignore them, but I as the only non smoker is really disturbed by them. Both because they are very unappealing images, an because my entire household is at risk of going through it
It's amazing, not only for the great and well thought out content with good flow, but the title. "Smoking is Awesome" leads people who don't smoke to stop and think: "Wait, this is Kurzgesagt, why would they think smoking is awesome?!" and people who do smoke see this and click because it's such an uncommon thing to say, especially from a science channel.
what I don't get is companies selling cigarettes and pasting photos of how it'll harm you, like just don't sell them then ?
@@romart03 Very true, they have so much science on how much it destroys every part of your body, yet they still sell it, just at a higher price
@@romart03ah but that’s the paradoxical aspect. Maybe your comment is ironic, but for those who are unaware, I believe the cigarette companies are the ones who proposed printing these ‘you will die’ messages and photos on the boxes. Why? Because they sell more boxes because of it, than if they didn’t print them at all.
But how’s that possible? One word. Regulation. Or the lack of it. They want to limit regulation, by the government etc. They realize that with all the negative aspects of smoking… regulation will come for them at some point. But the worst case scenario is the government places a price floor, where the price of cigarettes goes so high no one wants to buy them any more. That’s the real nightmare… so instead they themselves propose that they will ‘tackle the problems of smoking’ themselves… by printing these useless messages and photos on their boxes. Because surely they make people want to smoke less right?
But as other commentors point out… nah. They are really ineffective. Smokers are gonna smoke. The companies realize this… but not the government. So big tobacco sell lots of cigarettes… and the government get the feel like they did something :D
'scars in your lung are bad if you like breathing' is the best definition of emphysema I've heard so far
Same profile hahaa
Sounds like a line straight out of House MD
Only watched the first few minutes. It was so inspiring, I started smoking today!
never saw your videos before but this one really opened my eyes, i was thinking about smoking but now i will never do it in my life thank you
"most of you watching this dont smoke"
the introspection is SO real with this one
ikr
Agree, while smoking, well everybody who smoke also absorb chemicals from car drivie, and other chemicals from air like in china pollution, this is stupid
@@damiandamiano3651IQ below 70?
Which is why it's easy to lie to you so you think there is no other type of tobacco other than cigarettes.
lol I smoke and I watched this
Never smoked so i'm watching this really relaxed.
Be very glad that you haven’t tried it. I was a dumb 15yo that was curious now my nicotine addiction still is going strong even after 10 years.
Never smoked but I felt really bad and dizzy, and took some breaks to not pass out
This video is very emotionally challenging
Smoking IS GREAT! yeah it has it's own problem but it's cool if you control yourself.
@@arshiathereal Please dont listen to jerks like these. Stop promoting this shit by saying "control". A drop of poison is still poison and it will kill you.
i don't think you watched the whole video. No way, it's cool. It cannot be controlled, i.e. the only solution is REHAB and like nicotine addiction removal techniques@@arshiathereal
The animation and music team went HAM on this one! I NEED THE SOUNDTRACK!!!
This video was great, thank you for crediting the music.
This video make me go from "I think i should try it at least once" to "Thank God i've never tried it"
Stop being a baby it's not that big of a deal
@@neon.kalash3115 it makes you addicted and caused a lot of medical problem? Sounds like a pretty big deal to me
@@a_random_W Yeah not that big of deal until you actually try it, get unlucky and addicted and ruin your life
@@neon.kalash3115great argument, if only there was a nice video summarization of why you shouldn't smoke (and waste money)
@@_elynas They were.. being sarcastic...
Don’t u dare change the video title or thumbnail, it’s absolutely perfect the way it is and as a teacher I need to show this to my students. Since they are well fond of the habit.
My mom walked in on me while i was watching this video and i think she thinks that i smoke😭😭💀💀
I was convinced that vaping had to be healthier than smoking because it's just the vaporized nicotine instead of smoke. That changed when I listened to a 'Science vs' episode on it. There are some seriously harmful chemicals in the vape juice that don't need to be ignited to kill cells. There are neurotrophic benefits to nicotine, but neither smoking or vaping is a healthy way to consume it.
@McP1mpin vaping is a good way to stop smoking but there's so many that I know have never smoked in their life but took up vaping because it looked cool
Every teacher should show this video to their students tbh. The anti-smoking stuff in my school was laughable (Still a student, just online now)
Luckily my generation has had enough of a lesson in the effects smoking from watching our grandparents die, or come dangerously close to death from smoking lol.
@@dominicharvey6048 They should do a video on the effects of vaping next, as the effects are more harmful than cigarettes in some ways
The details in the animation were enough to make me feel sick and want to cough, i'm so glad to say ive never smoked anything before
Thanks a lot. Now I'm even more desperate to never even try a single time. You are saving lives. Thank you! I love your channel! ❤
Please turn it into a serie. We absolutely need "Alcohol is amazing"
Or "Porn is amazing"
+1
@&$£ alcohol
No, fuck off, I enjoy Alcohol.
Holy shit yes we do
The only smoking video that actually made me feel the NEED to quit
imagine being constantly out of breath
Read Allan Carrs book about smoking. I thought I could never in my life quit smoking. Many attempts, many fails. Reading his book finally gave me the courage to stop.
@@user-fq5pk7lj8b that's the main reason I've never felt the need before, I don't have any side effects yet and it's hard to see the danger without seeing the effects first hand
I think that is the idea
YOU CAN DO IT! LET'S FUCKING GOOOO
The best information channel on RUclips so far
This should be a mandatory video for all kids to watch in school
"Smoking only solves a temporary problem, but it creates loads of permanent ones"
Well said 👏👏
love that this video actually explains why smoking is "cool", why its a social thing and doesnt just deny any positive social aspect, but puts such social advantages in the harsher context.
Which makes it seem much more genuine. This is why I love kurzgesagt!
Literally! Pure psychological bliss🤩👌
still you are dumb if you smoke just for scoial aspects.
Testosterone levels increase in smokers
@@mastatheif9909 no they dont people who smoke cigarettes most likely have higher testesterone beacuse they are risk takers which is accosiated with test.
Thankyou Rohan I needed this, but more needed you to believe in me ❤️
This video is awesome. Thank you for posting this.
My Dad went cold turkey after he woke me when I was a child with his coughing up phlegm into the bathroom sink. I sleepily walked in and told him I didn't want him to die. He stopped immediately and I couldn't be more proud of him for doing it.
Strong willpower is amazing.
Thats amazing, i have been telling my dad to quit since i was a young kid. 20+ years later and he still doesn't want to change at all so nothing i say helps
You've got a good dad. When I was a kid I found out my mom was a smoker (she had been hiding it my whole life) and threw a pack of her cigarettes in the trash. Her response was of course not to rethink her habits because her child was concerned for her, but to yell at me about how it was her choice. So now I've told myself that if in the future she suffers serious illness as a result of her smoking, I won't be taking care of her. If it's really her choice and her choice alone like she insisted, then the consequences are hers and hers alone.
@@nox6767 I did the same to my Dad, and he promised me he would quit. It took him a while, but he did it :3
@@nox6767 I'm so sorry that's awful. I hope she quits someday and gets better.
The artists did NOT need to go so hard but I'm glad they did
yes, holycrap, my eyes were wide open I was both impressed and horrified 1:45 :O
But they did! Real life imagery are even more horrifying to me.
Agree! The smoking scenes where beautiful and the sad looking organs made me feel even more sorry for my body that I ever did smoke..
It was very effective 😅
Why? Do you like propaganda
@@tanura5830just keep Smoking baby gurl
Would really like to see a video about vaping too. It would be interesting to see the major differences between them. We have a concensus that it's a lot less harmful, but I'd love to see the damage still being done.
Thank you for making this. Never smoked, but had to watch my mom battle severe COPD for almost a decade befored she passed.
I was a smoker for 10 years.
Now I'm smoke-free for 11 months. The positive effects started exactly one week after stopping.
I think this has been the best decision of my life so far.
e: some wording
Good job 👍🏿
what those positive effects bro? and good job!
that's amazing u should be proud :)
@@KoPianoBeautiful Ty man.
Food is more tasty, you can smell when other people have smoked (and thus your smell before quitting, gross).
Also 1 month after smoking it felt like I had more stamina, and so on.
Pretty much everything positive they tell you about quitting is true.
Even my dentist knew I wasn't smoking anymore because of the color of my gums.
@@sticor9882 I also smoked for around 10ish years, been clean for 7 months... my dentist was surprised to see how much better my gums were, then I told him I stopped smoking...... Congrats :) sometimes I think o it would be nice but it's just not worth the trouble.....
This unironically should be shown in schools.
Why would it be ironic?? This is even worse than "literally"
Similar videos are already being showed in schools, still doesn't always stop social pressure or addiction :(
What if I smoke one cigarette every year? How damaging would that be.
@@dasten123 Because it is titled "smoking is awesome". That's the irony.
"Information videos" don't work. Only shaming works, but you're not allowed to shame people, let alone kids, anymore.
I can say as someone who has smoked since 18, now 24. This will actually influence how I move forward with how much I have been smoking, trying to quit. Dying at 40-50 is terrifying and I'm sure all this info would have an impact on others' decisions.
There’s no safe amount of smoking
Most of my family has died at 50-60 so, i mean for me the fact that people are living for 70-80 years is actually surprising :/
This was intense. I think I just watched one of the best videos of my life, I hope it it can help people struggling with smoke... including me
I am an active smoker and my friend sent me this video which I already watched half because I couldn't gather the courage to watch the whole video so when my friend sent me the link I gave it another shot and failed again to watch the full video. Halfway through I got chills.
I think it's high time for me to quit smoking!
Wish me luck fellas because I am gonna try to quit it from this very moment.
Edit: It's overwhelming to see that people care for each other and support each other without even knowing each other in person and with utmost selflessness.
Thank you for existing and Thank you guys for motivating, I'll definitely try to win and will update you guys after a month's progress
Update: Still hasn't smoked
You can do it!!!
You got this!
Quiting is for losers. No one likes a quitter. Smoking is based, badass and cool AND it's good for your health because it helps you relax by taking the edge of, and it keeps you productive so the whole "smoking costs money" propaganda doesn't work. Not only this but by also making you happy, more sociable and getting you poontang, smoking extends your lifespan and makes it more enjoyable, who cares about coughing at the age of 80 when you'll be dead anyways? Don't listen to these guys seething about Chad smokers(they're just jealous of your swag) and keep smoking. Light up a ciggy and thank me later.
you got this
Update us when things get better! Quitting smoking isn’t easy, and if you can quit, even though it takes a while, you are a very strong person!
“At least be aware of what your doing and why your doing it” is probably the most underrated essential thing we need in this society as a whole ❤
We are very aware, and we do not care
If we wanna stop we will
We dont need people trying to educate us
@@corocsat8469 why you click on the video then
@@corocsat8469 “If we wanna stop we will” absolutely not true at all, just denial. I feel bad y’all wanna make life as miserable as possible.
you're* you're*
@@corocsat8469 not true and you know it. Millions want to stop and can't
I quit 2 months ago after smoking for 20 years. Been waiting for a Kurzgesagt vid on this issue so THANL YOU 💪🏼❤️
This is a great video! Love the format, make more! :D
I quit smoking 3 years ago, never felt better.
I didn't use any method or trick, I just quit, best decision I've ever made.
Congratulations, that must have been a hard ride.
Same here, I just stopped buying cigarettes. I'm at one year.
nice, good job my dude
8.5 years for me and my friends who quit the same time.
Literally turned a fever dream hellrealm into heaven for earth.
I made some free easyway videos to my channel to help others quit tobacco, sugar, binge eating, alcohol and caffeine addiction.
@@BugMagnet quitter
"It makes a temporary problem and gives a instant solution" That really sums up most addictions really well.
the kicker is the permanent damage
Short term solution, long term problem
I didn't really have time to watch the video so just listened to the title. I trust tou guys. Thank you. I'll start smoking now🎉🎉🎉
This video will save millions of people! Its so well made! It has to be shown to everyone, because it explains the downsides of smoking in a way that they will understand how harmful it is.
"Scars in your lungs are bad...if you like breathing"
I absolutely love these sarcastic nuggets of truth!
beat me to it
It just adds that extra touch of sophistication to the video lol
Nah, mate, I love being plugged into a heart-lung machine all day.
I just so happen to like breathing.
R̶a̶v̶i̶o̶l̶i̶ alveoli
My father was once a heavy smoker, he said he smoked 20 cigarettes a day.
When he heard my mother was pregnant with me, he immediately stopped smoking, and never started smoking again.
I really respect it, dad☺️
Damn, your dad was a real one. 👏🏻respect👏🏻
W dad
*pregnant with me, *stopped
Yeah my parents smoked before I was born but stopped whenever my mom got pregnant :)
@@powert2009 errrmmm actchually
this goes through how harsh smoking is but the 'the real cost' ads are essentially "you're inhaling metals!!" as a teenager, I along with other teens and young adults don't know what that means so they/we put it off. This goes through the variety of chemicals and what they do as opposed to the lack of insight given in the real cost ads.
I was just thinking about going to the kiosk since i smoked for the first time since 6 months, and it helped me get over stress really well. But then I thought about this Video, watched it, and decided to stay home, and it made me feel calmer as well. Thank you for that!
Naming the title “Smoking is Awesome” is kind of genius, since if you send this video to your smoker friend or sibling they’ll probably actually watch it
It also entices people like myself to see what is said in a video called "Smoking is Awesome", as surely it can't be promoting smoking like the title suggests.
Both anti smokers and smokers will click on the vid seeing the title
It's also not factually wrong: Smoking IS awesome - right in the moment you're smoking and getting that hit of every single chemical kicking up your dopamine levels.
It's kinda like how drinking a Cola is awesome. It's the long-term consequences that aren't.
@@SmugLilBugger it's awesome if you can do it once in a while. the effects of a cigarette here and there are negligible. issue is, most people can't do that, because one here or there turns into two, turns into three, turns into a pack a day.
soda is less of an issue. sugar is simply less addictive than nicotine, and does not typically cause euphoric effects.
@@DumplingDoodlesame applies with pretty much every known addiction. Alcohol, drugs, video games (to some extent)
As a current smoker, this is really helpful, and the idea that the chemical addiction only lasts 3 days makes the prospect of quitting seem so much more doable.
Read Allan Carr's Easy Way. It also describes a lot of things and makes quitting much more duable.
1+ year quitted cold turkey :)
@@ivarsbushe Congrats on 1 year!
Also six years clean after reading Alan carrs book
That's until you try and realize what a mistake it was to quit. You'll never be free of ciggies so just stop worrying and smoke away, and when you are 80 and in a hospital with some "issue" aka. Stuff that's natural for that age, you'll see the anti smoking virgins in the same hospital with the same problems, and you'll smile knowing you enjoyed your life to the fullest instead of having wasted it getting mad over other people's harmless hobbies like those idiots.
I quit cold turkey last autumn, which isn't for everyone, NGL the first 3 weeks were kinda miserable, but after a month it was totally fine and has been since. Absolutely worth it to me
This is so well made. Down to the title. It's like it's on a kindergarten level. Yet it's a really important topic.
Interesting title for a video thats bad-mouthing smoking. But I love this channel, and I think its awesome they're sharing information about smoking
I was always afraid of clicking on this video and getting convinced to smoke, but I'll gladly keep my no-smoking streak of 23 years, thank you very much.
My streak is 24 yrs for never smoking cigarettes or marijuana. You’ll never beat me lol
What if you , nvm @@InfiniteTony
@@vkatsukibakugouv6280 exactly what I was thinking.
Me too. I was an avid pot smoker along with cigarettes. I didn't watch this video. Last week I got lung infection with pleural effusion. I'm on treatment and I vow to never smoke again.
@@kapilksarma21 Praying for your recovery. Stay strong ❤️
As a smoker who is trying to quit, I say this video is 100% accurate: don't ever start smoking, and if you already did, the sooner you stop, the better for your life. I liked this video as it doesn't brings morality with it, it's like a friend talk, I felt embraced. Very cool! Congratulations!!!
Says who? The people that told you mrna was safe and effective?
Hi, I've been smoking for 10 years and tried multiple ways to quit but always started smoking again.
Now I am 4 months free by using an app, quitsure. For me and 2 other friends, this was the easiest method as it helps your mind to get a better angle on smoking.
You can try, hopefully you will be free someday.
@@TheBelrick What?
True, the smell the smokers produce makes you wanna alienate them. Please don't smoke a lot.
I smoked a looot lot, at my peak, it was 12-15 ciggarettes per day. Tried to qui for an year, but I kept picking it back up in secret time and again. One day my 4 months old puppy ran out on the street and seriously injured in a car accident. We rushed him to the hospital and he had to go through multiple surgeries. I'm not religious, but I prayed to all the gods out there that I'll never touch a smoke again if he pulls through.
God or doctors, whoever heard me, saved the tiny rascal. It's been 2 years and I haven't touched a smoke since. :)) So, keep at it. I hope you find your will to quit!
This is an extremely positive video but I wished you made the quitting guides/strategies a bit more obvious in the description. Had to search through the document for quite a long time to find anything, and I doubt others will.
I wish there were polish subtitles so i could show this video to my mom. She really struggles with nicotine addiction and over past couple years she's tried to quit smoking. Each time she eventually came back and now she's smoking more than ever. I wish this video would explain to her some things and maybe even scare her at some point. But great video, it is nice to get to know something new everyday
Shortly before he died, my father discovered I had started to smoke (I was a teenager). He told me "I'm not going to tell you not to smoke, but think about it." I now understand him, how he made me make the decision by myself. He was such a wise man.
My father told me the same thing
Oddly enough, my father put a pack of cigarettes in front of my sister and I while kids, sitting on our Little Tikes picnic bench. He told us to smoke the whole pack. Granted he and my mom were heavy smokers. We made it through one cigarette, she and I never picked up the habit or smoked. Seems cruel, but in retrospect, I'm grateful.
@pablo if he was wise then he wouldnt smoke
@@jonnymankinthat sounds horrible, imagine if you had liked it
@@kendarr no one likes smoking when you first start. Your body screams at you not to do it at first.
SHOW THIS IN EVERY SCHOOL.
This kind of visualisation can save millions of young people from ever starting.
No, teach the actual science. It’s the filters that are causing all this damage, it alters the smoke holding onto the tar and breaking the molecules up into what’s known as “particulate matter” which is known to directly cause small cell carcinoma. A normal unfiltered cigarette has the same amount of negative health effects as drinking a cup of coffee in that it has the same amount of carcinogens as a cup of coffee, very little. The damage from the smoke in your lungs is significantly less too, because of the composition of the smoke. It’s less harmful than walking around LA when there’s smog. Filtered smokes on the other hand have 50-80x the carcinogens and directly cause cancer, while nonfilters don’t directly cause cancer.
Don’t believe me? Look it up!!! They’ve done dozens of studies proving this, most recently in Japan.
A lot of teens simply won't listen
@@LuisSierra42 WE HAVE TO TRY
not sure how it is in other countries, but here in the uk we don’t really have a smoking problem in school, and there’s actually laws to prevent us from ever starting, even when we are adults. The main issue is vaping, and we still don’t know how bad the long term effects will be.
@@LuisSierra42Even if only some teens listen, that’s still a meaningful change.
It’s like saying “oh, this charity to fight world hunger only saves some people from starving to death instead of everyone, so might as well not do anything”
Hi there, just wanted to add this comment. I watched this video when it first came out. While it took while, I think it genuinely helped put me in the path to finally giving up smoking after smoking for a few years. I have moved on to vaping, so would be interested to see a similar video on that.
But either way, this video helped me move away from an unhealthy habit, so thank you!
This should be shown in schools. Just straight facts!
Stopped at the 4 minute mark to have a smoke break, what'd I miss?
your kids' graduation?
4:00
Your daughters birth!!!
Cigarettes are just little silly wormie deelies right
Your cancer diagnoses
I smoked for 12 years and I've never seen it described so well. I love how this starts almost like it's going to justify smoking, and then just goes deeper and deeper into hard facts, revealing how bad smoking really is and the damage it has on your body. I've been cigarette free for 3 years and it feels so much better.
I want to want to stop 😭
Good for you. We'll done 👏
@@deanought3695 Hard task but possible. I stoppped after 10 years but sometimes i still struggle even after over a year of no smoking. Take your time to stop smoking until oyu know how to stop permanently.
@@deanought3695 That will likely come after a scare.
@@deanought3695How much years have passed since you started smoking? Mine is like 5 years now.
I'm gonna suggest to my school board that this be shown in health class every grade from 6th grade to graduation.
This video should be shown at school! It is worth to mention about vaping.
Clever title and introduction. Smokers like myself have heard it's bad our whole lives, so our kneejerk reaction is to just dismiss these things. It's a lot easier to listen to why it's bad from somebody who knows why it's awesome. I bet there are more smokers clicking this than you think. Great job.
I've been smoking for 15 years. Came across this video a few days ago and haven't touched a cigarette since. Long way to go yet but I never thought quitting would be possible for me. Thanks Kurzgesagt, I needed this video! 🙌
thats amazing. you can do this.
@@isabellekinsey361 Thank you 🙏
Can you share the process during the following days?
stay strong, do things you have fun with. Smoking is a unnecessary habit coming from boredom
That’s incredible! I don’t know you, but I’m so proud of you!!! Keep going, you deserve a healthy body and mind 💪💪
Wow. I'm really inspired to quit now. Being honest about it really helps because I feel like non-smokers only see the negatives and don't understand why it's so hard to quit.