Literally every person who took up smoking in the last 50 years was fully aware of the danger.
People smoke because it's relaxing and feels great. I loved it and still miss it 15 years out. I knew from day one all the bad stuff, everyone tells you that repeatedly. Then you try it yourself and learn all the good stuff that no one tells you (except maybe those ads from the 1940's).
At some point it has to be accepted that people have agency and wilfully make poor decisions for themselves.
People smoke because it's relaxing and feels great. I loved it and still miss it 15 years out. I knew from day one all the bad stuff, everyone tells you that repeatedly. Then you try it yourself and learn all the good stuff that no one tells you (except maybe those ads from the 1940's).
At some point it has to be accepted that people have agency and wilfully make poor decisions for themselves.