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6/15/2015 6:38:17 PM
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Why The Hate on Vaping?
I've noticed that as the trend of Vaping (e-cigarettes) grows, there is a larger base of people who feel the need to attack the idea and the users of it, and my question to you, whether you are apart of this community of people with this dislike of vaping, or you are not, what's the reason for this objection?
Firstly, let me start off by saying that I'm not trying to victimize vapers, I understand that you would be pissed off if someone was obnoxiously chucking clouds in your personal space, that's just rude and that person is probably just a douchebag in general.
What I don't understand is why I'm automatically considered a douchebag for vaping. I've seen multiple threads for vape discussion, and they're all met with a few people attacking the whole entire concept. I get that it might be seen as an outlet for self-validation, but the same can be said for almost anything on a forum. We're (users of a forum) all just here to be included in a community and make some friends after all.
Look, I chewed tobacco for about 5 years straight, which might not sound to bad, but on some days I felt that I was never going to quit. I posted a thread here to ask for advice on how to quit, and was directed to vaping. The next day I got a little starter kit, and I've been pretty much clean for 5 months, if we don't include a hiccup I had at a party. My mouth feels better, my teeth are whiter, I'm a happier person, I don't feel dependent anymore (I haven't even taken a rip off my vape today). 5 years doesn't sound like a lot, but it changed my life for the better. It's an anecdote, but I just want you guys to understand that it's a healthy way out of an unhealthy addiction for many people. Yes, you can bring up the kids who start doing it not even having a prior addiction, but I mean would you rather have these impressionable kids vaping or getting into cigarettes?
[b]TL;DR: Why is there a negative stigma towards vaping? If you personally dislike the movement, why?[/b]
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4 RepliesEdited by Pink Shoulderę: 6/16/2015 3:03:15 AMPersonally, believe that when people recognize a vice that they don't share, they believe themselves less susceptible to harm, and by proxy, better than you. (Especially when the vice has the potential to be extensively obnoxious.) Everyone has a vice. Wether it be smoking, using drugs, having sex, video games, television, the Internet, etc. I'm sure there's some guy out there that rubs vapor-rub all over his dick when he gets stressed. Nobody is without something they turn to to relieve stress or lean on for moral, mental, or physical support. My vice could be murder, ràpe, racism, or even terrorism, but instead, I smoke a small bit of Vegetable Glycerin and Nicotine in my own home or car, and the only person I'm harming, is myself. (If at all) Of course, like cellar said, there is a fraction of "extremists" [url=http://instagram.com/p/2_whwhI6Hb/]who seriously overdo it[/url]. This is not because of vaping, this is because those people are naturally obnoxious assholes. Most of us vapers simply are trying to quit using natural nicotine, and are trying to avoid the already obnoxious cigarette smoke or tobacco spit, as well as the obvious danger in smoking. In fact, the goal is to Vape less and less, to stop smoking completely. If kids do it because it looks cool, blame the goddamn parents, FFS. They can't get ahold of the Vape unless they find someone to get it from. However, even in the worst cases, e-liquid can be mixed without nicotine, making it virtually harmless. Vaping is a huge improvement from normal tobacco use, and eliminates most of the obnoxious elements of use (smell, second hand smoke, pollution, littering) that people have been complaining about for centuries. In all reality, those who are against vaping are probably the same people who are against homosexual marriage; they don't like it personally as an opinion, so therefore nobody should be able to do it.
