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Originally Posted by Lush
everyone knows that young adults simply mindlessly replicate whatever it is they see on a large enough screen.
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For the sake of argument: there was a time when I was heavily influenced by what I saw the admirable protagonists of films doing; and seeing hobbits smoking pipe-weed could foster a mental connection between the enjoyment of an idyllic setting with the recreational use of tobacco.
Yet this calls to mind the adage
"The law is a ***, a idiot" (Dickens)
because the law in this case has no sensory apparatus to judge context. It can only see 1s and 0s.