this post was submitted on 05 Mar 2026
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A Boring Dystopia
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Now that's some cyberpunk dystopian shit. Corpos drugging up employees for productivity.
in the 1960s American cigarette companies used to leave free packs of cigarettes in freshman dorms at the beginning of the school year because at least some of them would get bored and try it.
Don't worry, the Kent Micronite filter cigarettes helped with cancer thanks to the power of asbestos.
"Your honor, you can't deny they helped with the cancer..."
I mean that's not new - tech companies will still advertise "coffee on tap" as a perk to work for them
Can confirm, my time at microslop in the mid 2000s included break rooms with coolers full of every caffeinated beverage you can think of.
And no decaf, at least for the ones I’ve seen.
the whole idea of a coffee 'break' was created to pump stimulants into workers to improve productivity.
Hey with the added benefit of addiction they can't afford to leave the office now!
Who’s actually going to use these if they’re not already a smoker / vaper? Maybe they’re just providing them so people don’t have to get up and go outside for 5-10 minutes to smoke.