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.
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
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 :)
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
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 ❤️
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
"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.
Kurgesagt? Just thought you would like to know THIS was what did it for me!
Tried and gave up so many times, a 20 yr habit is hard to break…
But I love and trust you guys, and this came at the perfect time.
Much appreciated, 1 month clean!!
congrats, keep going! you can do this!!🫶
Super proud of you madude, you do yourself and others around you a better life 🫡
Letsgoooooo
Thats absolutely amazing!
Same. Two months now since watching this
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
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.
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
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??
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.
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 😞
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!
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 😳
I quit a little over one year ago. Watching this video was a bit of a struggle as just the idea of smoking being presented in media still causes a craving. Proud I got through it. Appreciate this
"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
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
Cigarettes and alcohol addiction actually destroyed my life. I could remember several years ago after divorce with my husband which brought me into my disastrous journey on Alcohol and cigarettes. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
Amen God bless people. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health.
Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏
YES Dr.alishrooms
Congrats! I'm really happy for you that your friend decided to help you. I always admire those who beat their addiction. Knowing it's possible to fix your life knowing there's people out there that have done what I thought was impossible gives me hope I will make it through as well. Those who share their experiences don't know how much it helps when you're about to give up, it gives you the strength knowing somone who actully know what it's like to go through this tell you it's possible, it's not the same somone telling you you can do it when they have no idea what it's like, but hearing somone who knows what it's like that helps a lot since you understand it firsthand and made it out gives so much hope. so thanks for sharing.
How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta
We all know how bad smoking is, and I really appreciate how you structured this exactly how it feels, the build up to smoking, the actual momemt you light it, the satisfaction, the literal feeling of a warm blanket engulfing your brain, and then reality when you ash it out and it hits you. Great video!
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 😂
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
Please @kurzgesagt upload this video in your Spanish channel so that I could play it for my elderly parents. I've seen many informative videos about smoking, but I think this is the better one so far. It's a punch of truth that hits every smoker and ex-smoker with the information to understand this bad habit.
I would loveeee this equivalent but for Weed!! As I'm trying to quit but it's been hard. Not addicted to it personally, I often go days/weeks without smoking (like I am currently) but a beautiful scientific depiction like this would EASILY help!
Dude I was a pot smoker for about 10 years. People say it's not addictive. But IT IS. It destroyed my life, my career and my personality while I was thinking the high made me better. It doesn't matter if you smoke daily or once every month. What matters is you smoke and get that THC into your blood. I've been trying to quit it and it's been more than a month.
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
❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊
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.
Been watching this channel since junior high
This video shook me like it did years back, always giving me this inspirational knowledge with good ilustration and naration
Thank you
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
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
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...
The amount of thought work put into the structure of the script and narration is impressive
I've been smoking for over 7 years now. I started when I was 14. And even though I could work through a loooot of my issues, smoking is still something I can't deal with. I'll rewatch this everyday 3 times a day until I go cold turkey.
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
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)
Was going through a stressfull time about 1 year ago and actually bought a pack of cigarettes for the first time in my life. First couple of smokes were quite nice, but I built up a tolerance so quickly that I actually didn´t even finish the pack and threw it away because I got bored of it.
Glad that I don´t seem to be that prone to addiction, but once in a while -I´m talking every couple months- when I´m getting drunk with friends who smoke, I still can´t resist the temptation. It just mixes so well with a light alcohol buzz. I can see how a party setting seems especially hard on daily smokers who are trying to quit.
I also grabbed some tobacco for the same reason not long ago. But I realized that I suddenly began smoking every day and threw it all in the trash too. It's better that way.
A video about alcohol would be great as well. Its harms are widely underrated
"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)
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."
This should be a mandatory video for all kids to watch in school
You should do one for second hand smoke.. One thing that I noticed about smokers is that they don't care about themselves. I hope to show some of them the effect they have to their loved ones....
👍
"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.
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.
My dad used to smoke and he still does occasionally but now he capes and he knows how bad it is. I'm glad he's taught me early on to never get hooked on smoking and vaping. Your video is very real I appreciate it.
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
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
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.
this is genuinely one of the best ways to prevent people from smoking
Watched the vid for 3 minutes and thanks for making me feel great about smoking, cant wait to watch the rest of the vid!
'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
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 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
I’m 1 year and 9 months smoke free and I do feel that unless you are trying to quit or have done so, people have no idea how difficult it is to do. Worst part for me is that I’m super proud that I’ve quit and my quality of life has improved a part of me really misses it and I think it’ll be a life long craving. I know a lot of people don’t like taking advice from a smoker saying don’t smoke but your video summed it up perfectly. never start
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
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.
My most beloved grandpa died from smoking 17 years ago. I've been staying away from smoking because of that. Wish I could travel back in time and show him the video when he was still young!!
This is the video every smoker should see. Brilliant. So informative and amazing animations which made it feel less scarier.
"Smoking only solves a temporary problem, but it creates loads of permanent ones"
Well said 👏👏
"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
The tilte and introduction is a masterclass at attracting the audience this video will actually have a meaningful impact on.
i have seen probably 50 different anti smoke videos and ads but man, this is on point!
Amazingly explained :D same same but different like the Thai anti drinking ad
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 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
Barely 4min in and I can safely say: Awesome video! Do more of’em on snus, vaping and other things.
The animation and music team went HAM on this one! I NEED THE SOUNDTRACK!!!
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
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!
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.
Please turn this into a "[Drug] is Awesome" series
I love how in the middle of it we just have john giving sherlock a little smoochy on the cheek that was adorable
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.....
"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
Psychedelics are just an amazing discovery. It's quite fascinating how effective they are for depression and stress..saved my life.
Psychedelics definitely have potential to deal with health issues like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them but it's just hard to source out here.
I'm feeling the same way too. I put so much on my plate and it definitelv affects mv stress and anxietv levels
I was having this constant and unbearable anxiety because of university stress. Not until I came across Ted Winston, a very intelligent mycologist, He saved my life honestly.
Is he on insta?
The trips I've been having have really helped me a lot, I finally feel in control of my emotions and my future and things that used to be mundane to me now seem incredible and full of nuance on top of that I'm way less driven by my ego and I have a lot more empathy as well
I smoked 1 pack a day for a little over 10 years. It was the most difficult vice to drop. Now I run 8km / day, and never been better. It takes discipline, and wanting to quit, but it took me a long time from wanting to quit to actually quitting. I remember that the first month I was so anxious that I dreamt of cigarettes everywhere. It is hard, but it is so worth it, the best decision I made in my life, not only for my health but economically too.
Love this channel!
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.
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
Quitting smoking is easy. I've done it loads of times.
I really love your videos, and your marketing strategy that you add at the end of each.
“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
"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
This needs to be shown in classrooms all around the world. Sure we're told smoking is bad and can cause cancer but this really sets a tone and drives home what you're really doing to your body when you smoke.
I never understood why people smoked, I always thought it was to be cool or fit in but I never really cared about that. Could you make a video about smoking marijuana next?
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!
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”
I quit two and a half weeks ago and I feel truly done with it. My thoughts feel freer and more relaxed. The biggest trigger for me was not feeling grounded so instead of thinking cigarettes were the only thing that could ground me I took several deep breaths and focused on the feeling I wanted when the craving popped up. The grounded feeling happened without taking a hit and that self-empowerment got me through it.
As a smoker, the fact that you decided to start the video with why smoking is fun made me highly appreciate it and actually listen. Usually it feels like most info about smoking comes detached from this perspective and makes me feel that the people who bring it never smoked and just exaggerate stuff because it’s easy for them to tell me it’s bad.
I need to undergo a nose surgery soon and I need to avoid smoking two weeks prior and I’ll not be able to smoke 2 months after the surgery. The doctor suggested it’s a good opportunity to quit.
for almost a whole day i thought whether i should smoke after not smoking for a week or so, and decided not to do it, then i found this video. I see myself as a user but not an abuser, but indeed the damage feels real.
I know I’m a random on the internet, but just wanna say after reading your comment I wish you well and hope you are able to find ways to keep busy and distract from the inevitable urges that will come. Nothing worth doing is easy.
Be well!
If do decide to, I wish you good luck man! Hope this video serves your future self well :)
I will never forget the day my dad coughed blood for 1 hour because of smoking. we as his family are deeply traumatised by that event and formed hatred over a cigarettes. it was different from covid cough. it was terrifying cough I have not been able to get over.
my grandpa formed a liquid on his lungs because he hanged out with smokers. after he went to surgery, his life expectancy went down so much and he died so quickly.
this 2 seemingly a nothingburger event has scarred me forever. please quit smoking.
17 years smoke free myself, the addiction part was rough. But short all things considered, the hard part is the habit, which I struggled with for a year or more after quitting.
this is actually genius. It captures smokers attention by complimenting the thing they do and you did a GREAT job at making it scary enough to potentially ruin smokers addiction.
He's not complimenting the thing we do, he's just stating facts, if you're not a smoker you will never get it. It helps, A LOT, with EVERYTHING, in EVERY situation. That's the deadliest part about it. Also, you quiting after watching a YT video is unlikely but it sure got me standing. I'll consider smoking less and maybe one day quit. But as of now, it seems impossible. If you're not a smoker DON'T start. It's great social/anything really, help but you'll regret it later. Don't get me started on drugs.
@@vonbl3 I've only heard of the addiction. I heard of a story where they just slightly removed about 2% of nicotine every day until you get to 0. Then the addiction is gone.
@@Banus- Hopefully thats the case.
@@vonbl3 It doesn't help anything, its just an unhealthy coping mechanism.....
@@Barcodez5555 That's an unfactual statement. It literally alters your body functions. It's like saying Heroin doesn't make you feel good, it's just in your head.
This video is awesome. Thank you for posting this.
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
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
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
why does a informative explanation actually terrify me more than any anti-drug psa or seminar ive ever seen
my ex had many friends that did hard drugs, many of them got off them but never nicotine; it truly is one of the worst drugs
This caught me off guard asf
Edit: Alright chill with the asl comments happy now?
LOL SAME
Same
Fr😂
Me too😂😂(at least they got us to click on their vids real quick)
Same
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.
I've been smoking for 14 years and I'd quit almost 3 years ago, proud of myself and I feel great
0:44 "Your lips are one of the most sensitive parts of your body, and putting something between them is deeply satisfying”
As a non-smoker I completely agree
Pure genius. "Smoking is Awesome" to generate lots of clicks, and then deliver a documentary of the highest quality on why it's the exact opposite.
That's genius? It's basic clickbait. You're dramatic.
Sheer
@@Mossgiel if it was clickbait, the entire first half of the video wouldn't be explaining the benefits. counterarguments are basic writing. you're dramatic.
@@crow2596 Clickbait refers to the title and thumbnail; they bait you into clicking. The content of the video is unrelated. Writing is unrelated. You're trying too hard.
It’s like the exact opposite of “Rage-Bait”. It’s almost like “Confirmation-Bait”. As a person that smokes myself, I did click on this ironically going “hell yeah”.
The title of the video is genius. The chance that smokers will decide to watch this video is much higher than another video about “why smoking is harmful and how to quit smoking.”
Yeah- and the fact kurzesagt is also literally a science channel, so what he's saying is proven by science! So that means he's easy to trust when it comes to facts like these! It's genius!!
Let me start with: I'm a smoker and enjoyed the video. BUT imagine clicking on a video that says "Making money is easy", then you click it and discover that is not. Wouldn't you call it clickbait instead of genius? Yeah, exactly.
@@jowis_official5890 But the video tells you why smoking is awesome. It actually made a pretty compelling pitch, so not much holding back there.
It just then turns around and tells you about the drawbacks in the long run.
Also helps people understand smokers better I would argue.
At least it dampened my intolerance a little.
@@riliash i have to agree on that
Nah, as a smoker I already knew it was coming. He didn't list ALL the damages btw lmao. Imagine negative status effects filling the entire screen in a video game
I keep getting asked to smoke by friends, and every time I do I think "Wouldnt it suck in 20 years for my health?" And videos and mediums liek yours enforce this. Thank you for keeping me on the right path.
It's incredible that the thing that is killing you also tries to make you feel good