A general oversimplified theory of vice: People want to buy variance.
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Obvious but commonly ignored in approaches to controlling dueling/trivial altercations, gambling, drugs, street racing, etc.
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Related error: conceiving of vices separately, each in its own vacuum, rather than as interacting, substitutable experiences
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So people might be tempted to think "how can we reduce the harm of vaping nicotine?" and come up with "only allow awful flavors to be legal"
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But not thinking about the fact that a mint juul pod is objectively better than cigarettes, while cigarettes are objectively better than all the legal flavors
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Replying to @literalbanana
Eh you get used to basic tobacco flavor But yes it’s annoying and stupid
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Replying to @liminal_warmth
I quit smoking over a year ago but I'm reconsidering
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Replying to @literalbanana
Don’t do it! I keep trying to quit vape and failing miserably
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I quit vaping just a few weeks ago but I'm not sure it's worth it
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Replying to @literalbanana
I feel the same It’s really annoying when we don’t really know the health risks yet Is vaping a small risk or a giant risk? Sigh
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Replying to @liminal_warmth @literalbanana
Aren't we sure it's safer than smoking?
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