I just can't understand what the appeal is given all the damaging consequences.
Here are some ideas.
1) Lungs already damaged due to asbestos exposure
2) My robot is ready whenever I am
3) More money than I can spend with the life I have left
4) I'm no longer vain
5) If the virus goes pandemic, we will lose 2% of the population. The Black Plague killed 50%
else) Stress relief man. Everyone has a vice.
I used to wonder why young people smoked, with their whole life ahead of them. The reason is clear now - everyone may starve in a few years.