【MagFlare】If cigarettes were to disappear from this world for three days

One day, the editor was lying in his office chair, secretly delighted by the blank computer and imagining that he was about to write a shocking article. Suddenly, an idea popped into his mind: if all cigarettes disappeared from this world for three days from today, what changes would happen to this world? Even so, when I was about to write about the theme, I still couldn't start writing. As a modern person born editor, I couldn't imagine the scene of cigarettes disappearing from this world for three days. It was like asking the editor to imagine the end of the universe, where there was only a paste in the end

But at this point, as long as we follow the useless nonsense about economics, culture, and other aspects taught by our humanities teachers, we can write this article like an apology letter from an internet celebrity, as if we have said it but also as if we haven't. To get back to the point, if one day when we wake up, all cigarettes in the world suddenly disappear, including those that are produced, not produced, as well as raw materials and supporting accessories, in a world without smoke smell, cigarette boxes, or lighters, what will this world look like in just three days of "smoke-free world"

1. The office is staging a 'withdrawal war'

On the first day of disappearance, not only the employees were incredulous, but even the boss was confused. The small habit of waking up every day was instantly lost, and there seemed to be something empty in the heart that had not been done. However, with the disappearance of cigarettes, the memory of cigarettes also disappeared. Every smoker walked out of the house in confusion and headed towards the company

It's not peaceful when you arrive at the company. The crowd that should have gathered in the smoking area suddenly starts chewing gum, turning pens, and no longer has the urge to smoke suddenly. Work efficiency first declines and then increases. Company bosses have found that although everyone is restless in the first half of the day, employees who have nothing to do in the afternoon start to actively work. Because there is no smoking time to disturb, they focus on work for a longer time, and their work efficiency actually improves

The funniest thing is the sudden change in the style of business socializing: the previously popular ceremony of "offering cigarettes" in Asia is gradually disappearing, and social symbols are returning to the behavior of handing out business cards. The drinking culture that was once popular among middle-aged and elderly bosses is beginning to disappear or change due to the change in social symbols. New activities such as meeting up at the gym after work, which were not originally there, are beginning to emerge. The desire of young people to turn social drinking into a business gym may be realized. After work, everyone makes an appointment for two hours, perhaps using equipment or boxing twice, to vent the pressure of work. At the same time, because there is no drinking party or smoking culture, young people may truly be able to obtain the benefits of drinking after work. My own time

2. Earth secretly breathed a sigh of relief

• In the short three days, the Earth seemed to have done a deep SPA:

Far away in the forests of California, USA, wildfires caused by cigarette butts have been reduced to zero, resulting in an immediate 14% increase in the survival rate of redwood seedlings; The pollution of cellulose acetate filters in urban drainage systems has been reduced by 83%, and the energy consumption of sewage treatment plants has decreased by 5.7%;

The concentration of radioactive polonium-210 (②¹⁰ Po) in the soil of tobacco growing areas has sharply decreased, and Ukrainian scientists have found that the self purification efficiency of contaminated Chernobyl soil has unexpectedly increased by 11%

What's even more impressive is that within three days, global emissions of 789000 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were reduced, and ozone layer remediation accelerated - although only 0.03 picometers, scientists exclaimed excitedly, "These three days will take three months for natural remediation

3. The withdrawal awakening' of civilization consciousness

• Growth after collective trauma:

The memory of humanity experiencing a nicotine free society for the first time suggests that one day in the future, someone may establish a holiday for the three smoke-free days, giving rise to the "three-day withdrawal" movement. World No Tobacco Day has changed from one day to three days, and the start of these three-day smoking cessation activities each year may change the fate of a long-term smoker. However, as time goes by, in the current era where cigarettes still affect human civilization, the influence of this activity will gradually decrease, and eventually disappear with the emergence of a substitute. Alternatively, this holiday may forever unfold with the development of human civilization, but its significance and preciousness will lose its brilliant brilliance.

• The purification movement of artistic expression:

The installation art of "Smoke free Mirror Hall" appeared at the Venice Biennale, and the audience generated 17% of collective aesthetic cognitive iterations in the memory projection of 72 hours of tobacco vacuum

• Civilization cognitive transition:

For the first time, humans will obtain control group data for observing a "smoke-free Earth," providing valuable experimental data for studying the various effects of cigarettes. The World Health Organization may revise the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control based on this, mandating that all cigarette packs be labeled with "This product did not exist for 72 hours" during those three days to commemorate the cigarettes produced during these 72 hours. Of course, these cigarettes are likely to be collected in anti smoking museums in various countries, or auctioned on the black market or at auctions···

As an indispensable symbol for the survival and development of human society, the impact of the disappearance of cigarettes on humanity will be immeasurable. It can even be said that if cigarettes disappear from this world, it may cause huge chaos. Although the previous text did not explain the harm of not having cigarettes, we carefully consider that losing cigarettes may break down some people's psychological defenses due to the craving for nicotine and the pressure of life. This may lead to depression and anxiety. Although respiratory doctors have taken leave, psychologists have encountered difficulties because of the impact of withdrawal reactions, and violent behavior will also increase significantly. In fact, this three-day smoke-free vacuum has exposed the deep parasitism of human civilization on addictive substances. As neuroeconomist Paul Gremzy once said, "When cigarettes disappear, we not only lose the nicotine delivery system, but also the dark matter that reconstructs human decision-making neural circuits." This level of matter extraction experiment essentially places the entire civilization in Schr ö dinger's box for collective observation.