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nusl a day ago

Disposable vapes are an abomination that somehow society has normalised.

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mcdonje a day ago | parent | next [-]

Society tends to normalize things that have ad budgets.

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nusl 29 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Ad budgets and convenience/"cool factor." Similar to cigarettes, people think they look cool when doing it and/or do so to fit in with groups that do.

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toast0 a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Do vapes have ad budgets? All I see are anti-vape ads?

	▲	isoprophlex a day ago \| parent \| next [-]
		They represent the most viable pathway for big tobacco to exit regular cigarettes, which are in decline or at least struggling. AND vapes have huge traction with younger people. It's basically The Thing that big tobacco needs to go all in on if they want to keep selling carcinogenic air to people for the next 50 years
	▲	mcdonje a day ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Yes, like all tobacco products. These days a lot of marketing is targeted and subtle, especially for an industry used to dealing with advertising restrictions. https://tobaccoatlas.org/challenges/marketing/

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NoSalt a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Not to mention the EXTREME damage it can do to a person's lungs, and do this damage very quickly.

	▲	cluckindan a day ago \| parent [-]
		Probably not, unless there are very specific substances in the liquid being vaped. There are two known culprits: diacetyl is/was used in some flavorings for its buttery taste, and liquid Vitamin E oil was used in clandestinely produced THC vape cartridges (which are really not relevant for the topic at hand). Both of those have largely disappeared from the market. Sure, some cheap components can in theory leach heavy metals into liquids. The amounts are insignificant compared to what you will be breathing in just by walking on city streets, even outside rush hour. And at least vapes don’t contain polonium-210 like cigarettes do.