• quarkquasar@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    The amount of adult stuff being deliberately pointed at children has increased quite a lot over even just the past couple years, because the corporations know that no one is going to come after them for it.

    Hell, at my work, we replaced a court-ordered anti-smoking sign with a giant wall of cigarettes, so that we could make room for a bunch of new fruity flavors of nicotine pouches so that kids can become new addicts.

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      7 hours ago

      If you can die in an industrial accident at 14, you should be able to enjoy the great taste of beer after work - even if you still have to wait for the alcohol.

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      10 hours ago

      Not just the children - under age also includes teenagers and young adults in this case. Honestly, indoctrination has always been the case, since there is a push that drugs are harmful for all, why not indoctrinate the youngest of all: children. By the time they grow up to be teens they will be addicts.

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      11 hours ago

      I suspect this is legal because “under aged” in the US doesnt explicitly mean “under 18”, since the legal drinking age is 21.

    • Dingo_Kidneys@lemmy.today
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      14 hours ago

      It’s always been the goal to get children consuming products. It’s a known function of humans that they usually stick to whatever they were doing when they were kids well into adulthood. It’s harder to convince an adult with pre-established routines and preferred products to switch over.

      You’re right though that it’s getting pretty blatant now, but that’s to be expected as we dismantle food and drug regulations.