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The plant is native to like Bolivia but had already been spread by people throughout the Caribbean and North America even before Europeans got there which goes to show how beneficial it can be for a plant to be psychoactive to people.
Fun fact; being in the nightshade family, tobacco is also related somewhat closely to plants like tomatoes, potatoes, peppers and eggplants.
I’ve always found tobacco’s adoption bizarre.
I found that pipes can be nice, once in a while. I don’t understand the appeal of cigarettes, though.
I don’t understand the appeal of cigarettes, though.
Peer pressure followed by addiction is my guess.
It would never have become so widespread if there wasn’t at least a minority that genuinely enjoys it, though.
You underestimate the power of propagan… excuse me, “marketing.”
People get addicted to other forms of tobacco, cigarettes are a more practical, if rather disgusting, way to feed the addiction. Then the marketing and peer pressure kicks in and new addicts start coming in without going through other forms of tobacco.
