A story about poverty

George Butiri
Sep 8, 2018 · 7 min read

The real reason behind why tobacco companies advertise in low income neighborhoods.

Photo by Peter Berko on Unsplash

We all know someone who smokes, even if it is yourself. Smokers may believe in freedom of choice, but they sure can’t chose to stop smoking. Sure they could stop, if they put their full energy into it. But, most people have been conditioned to not want to deal with that amount of stress…

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George Butiri

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I did a bunch of stuff in my life so far. I intend to do more.

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