I've not read Friendship is Optimal, nor will I, but I am aware one character smokes for the nootropic effect.
Given the tendency for optimisation, self-experimentation, and weird medical interventions, I'd expect to rank motivations for smoking in this group in the following way:
1. "Aaaaaaa, we're all going to die! I need something for my nerves!"
2. They read a MLP fanfic about an AI taking over the world and were inspired.
3. They think their AI will actually solve all the problems.
I've not read Friendship is Optimal, nor will I, but I am aware one character smokes for the nootropic effect.
Given the tendency for optimisation, self-experimentation, and weird medical interventions, I'd expect to rank motivations for smoking in this group in the following way: