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Palantir and other tech companies are stocking offices with tobacco products

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Re: Palantir and other tech companies are stocking offices with tobacco products

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Post by steve_adams_86 »

cush wrote: post #7
jdross wrote: post #4

“While the pouches are considered a tobacco product, they don’t contain any tobacco, and are instead made from the plant fiber cellulose” It’s just Zyn, which doesn’t seem that dramatically different than coffee. But maybe that’s because I don’t drink coffee or use nicotine

Coffee doesn’t give you mouth cancer

According to several reputable sources (cancer societies around the world), it isn't known if this is a risk yet. What are you being this on?

I'm not encouraging anyone to use these things, but we should only make claims that are based on evidence.

Re: Palantir and other tech companies are stocking offices with tobacco products

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Post by zardo »

bilekas wrote: post #16
chasebank wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does nicotine?

No, //cancer stems from the carcinogens in the burning / heating of tobacco//. Nicotine is not cancerous in itself any more than caffeine. I'm not a doctor though so while I might sound sure it's based on what I've read on the topic over the many years. Edit : rightly corrected its not just heating and burning, its tobacco and others in general. But nicotine itself is not cancerous.

Chewing tobacco causes cancer

Re: Palantir and other tech companies are stocking offices with tobacco products

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Post by stringfood »

SpicyLemonZest wrote: post #15
cush wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Coffee doesn’t give you mouth cancer

These kind of synthetic nicotine products aren't carcinogenic. They were originally developed as a safer replacement for the traditional Swedish practice of stuffing a bag of tobacco in your mouth, although after acquisition by Phillip Morris they've become common among people who never used tobacco in the first place. (As the article gestures towards, they are "tobacco products" under US law because of their nicotin…

they are horrendously addicting though which is the huge difference between nicotine and caffeine. Even though I love caffeine I can go days without it no problem (besides being slightly more tired). Habitual nicotine users tend to need to re-up every hour or so

Re: Palantir and other tech companies are stocking offices with tobacco products

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Post by steve_adams_86 »

bilekas wrote: post #16
chasebank wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does nicotine?

No, //cancer stems from the carcinogens in the burning / heating of tobacco//. Nicotine is not cancerous in itself any more than caffeine. I'm not a doctor though so while I might sound sure it's based on what I've read on the topic over the many years. Edit : rightly corrected its not just heating and burning, its tobacco and others in general. But nicotine itself is not cancerous.

Cancer also stems from non-heated tobacco because the plant itself contains carcinogens that are pressed into the skin in the mouth for example, often including lesions and such

Re: Palantir and other tech companies are stocking offices with tobacco products

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Post by stringfood »

Georgelemental wrote: post #19
jdross wrote: post #4

“While the pouches are considered a tobacco product, they don’t contain any tobacco, and are instead made from the plant fiber cellulose” It’s just Zyn, which doesn’t seem that dramatically different than coffee. But maybe that’s because I don’t drink coffee or use nicotine

Nicotine is addictive, much more so than coffee

it's like 25x more addicting than coffee, not sure how OP misses that

Re: Palantir and other tech companies are stocking offices with tobacco products

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Post by giancarlostoro »

stackedinserter wrote: post #9
cush wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Coffee doesn’t give you mouth cancer

Do nicotine pouches give you mouth cancer?

I don't think zyn has been studied enough to be conclusive, but it does have some negative effects similar to dip I suppose? Dip on the other hand is described as using something like 'fiberglass' that cuts your mouth so your gums can absorb the nicotine quicker, of course the tobacco industry denies this. I've only tried dip once, and it was like a kick to the face. I'll stick to casual cigar smoking (its been 4 years though!).

Re: Palantir and other tech companies are stocking offices with tobacco products

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Post by bikesharing »

cush wrote: post #7
jdross wrote: post #4

“While the pouches are considered a tobacco product, they don’t contain any tobacco, and are instead made from the plant fiber cellulose” It’s just Zyn, which doesn’t seem that dramatically different than coffee. But maybe that’s because I don’t drink coffee or use nicotine

Coffee doesn’t give you mouth cancer

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