Not with clear numbers, but with clear qualifiers:
> But to an individual, inactivity is certainly _not_ worse than smoking.
> Being inactive increases the risk of a number of diseases, including a several types of cancer. Smoking _massively_ increases the risk of over a dozen types of cancer, as well as causing emphysema, heart disease, stroke and other diseases.
I wouldn't be so sure... Or rather I'm not sure it's that simple.
If you compare yourself with someone that's sedentary but also not eating right, than yeah, possibly you're even with an overweight non-smoker, overweight being linked to so many diseases... But if you compare yourself to someone sedentary that eats properly, or let's say as well as you do, for the sake of good comparaison... I wouldn't be so sure... The damage you do to your lungs and heart tissues are unlikely to be offset by the little time that you spend at the gym or on your bike...
This coming from an also fairly active smoker (now vaper).
Most of the data on smoking risk when I studied it was measured in packs per day, so I don't think there is a lot of hard data for your situation.
I was a long time chain smoker for decade until one day I quit cold turkey. Now Ill buy a pack of rolling tobacco once a year for camping and seem to be happy with that.
I'd say switch to snus or snuff or something to mitigate lung damage. My only vice is snus, I don't touch caff/alc/weed/etc - my anecdata as someone who spent the majority of their life highly active and a non-tobacco user is it affects my tendon healing rate negatively. For ex. when I do lots of handstands or planche work my distal biceps tendon seems to take longer to become fresh again vs. when I was not using snus. However, snus vs. caffeine my sleep is miles better and I often wake up infinitely more refreshed than I do when I used caff, so I ultimately am choosing snus for now.
Quit smoking, gained 30+ kg of weight, was a cardiology patient, high bp, kidney issues, depression, etc. It was horrible.
Restarted smoking, lost the kilos in several months, started hiking and biking. Ended up climbing lots of mountains and now practicing endurance sports and alpinism, doing things which were unimaginable 10 years ago.
Haven't seen a doctor in years.
Still 'pack a day' smoker.
Not condoning or recommending, just my story for perspective.
I don't think it's about comparing yourself to other people with different habits, but to your future-self. I quit a long time ago and only after realized how motivated reasoning was influencing me as a smoker.
Yes, it gives a notice like “Copyright issue, still alright to use.” It’s then not possible to monetize the video (no matter the number of views, I won’t make any money), and one or more ads will play on the video. Also, at the end of the description YouTube says what music is used with an image and link.
Sometimes there’s a notice saying the audio will be muted in certain countries, and some music would not be allowed at all (Beatles and Prince, for example).
Vimeo is much more lenient with no ads, and I’ll often have a video up on both YouTube and there.
If you ever make it public, please email me your channel address and I could add it to next software version of my bathroom radio: https://loodio.com - my email is carl@thedomain
Thanks for flagging! Actively debugging, looks like one of my DB vendors is having some uptime issues. If you retry a couple times you should (eventually) get lucky.
I'm a huge fan. You wear it seamlessly and AI becomes true extension in your ear. Putting in ear phones seems off now.
For vision utility, mostly identification:
- look and tell me info about what is this mushroom while hiking
- asked it to explain facts about the artist of a painting at a museum
- what is this PDF on my computer screen generally about
Other utility is simply discussion. Ask questions while cooking or if you you have a random idea. For example, I used it to see ingredient alternatives while cooking home-made pasta. I also used it to brainstorm related gift ideas for my wife while purchasing a present for my wife.
It also has real-time integration (weather, news, etc.).
Finally, I don't use social media. I have a private Instagram however to post pictures and videos since the footage and auto-stability features is truly next level.
My friends mostly use for documenting their kids lives privately. It makes that Vision Pro ad where the dad is taking photos of the kids with the giant goggles a hilarious joke.
Edit: Probably the only reason it hasn't taken off is because "Meta". It's probably the best new gadget I've bought in 5+ years.
Sorry these sound like marketing brochure answers not real life experience.
I believe you that you own and love this device but be honest about what you really used it for, not what you could use it for.
Always interesting to follow your progress Michael! I managed to sell 100 units last year and feel ashamed compared to your numbers but hey it’s better than the nothing of the previous year!
Nice work! I think units sold varies so much by business, so no need to feel shame at all.
Selling 100 units per year is a nice spot to be in because you're making sales frequently enough that you probably have some knobs to adjust and see what impact it has on your results, and that makes it so much easier to improve. That's why I've always been afraid of businesses that rely on enterprise sales, where you're going for 3-4 big deals per year, and the sales cycle is 6-18 months. It seems so hard to know whether you're doing well or poorly until it's too late.
I bicycle everyday, a few gym sessions a week and smoke half a pack every weekend or so.