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		arp242 on Dec 19, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why do people feel the need to litter? Sure, but that wasn't really my point; people were being branded as semi-psychopathic for littering, and I just wanted to point out that this is hugely influenced by social norms and such.

maxerickson on Dec 19, 2023 [–]

I mean, smoking is pretty anti-social adjacent. Smells bad, makes the people that do it smell bad, leads people to argue that their litter is special.

arp242 on Dec 19, 2023 | [–]

Yeah, I don't agree with that at all. Lots of things "smell bad" or are an inconvenience to others. We all have to "suck it up" at times.

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