There is a method used by negotiators. They want something from you, let's say, to freeze all wage increases for the next 3 years. So instead, they first propose something outrageous, like a 10% paycut. Of course, this sends you into an outraged frenzy. So they let you stew on this for a few days and get yourself all worked up until you're not so rational anymore, and then they say "ok, well, then how about we just freeze wage increase for the next 3 years?" Which seems, in comparison, quite reasonable, and you agree. This is a very old tactic.
My concern is that I have been reading alot of comments, blogs, and articles from e-cig advocates 'agreeing' that there needs to be some regulation of the nicotine in e-cig products. That is, some limit to the amount an ecig user can use or buy on a daily basis. Why? As it stands now, you can smoke yourself to death on 10 packs of cigarettes a day if you wanted to. There's no one telling you the maximum amount of cigarettes (and therefore, nicotine) you can consume. To me I see this negotiating tactic being used. FDA:"We want to ban e-cigs!" E-CIGU:"Noo, you cannot ban my e-cigs! (anger, rage, insult, flame wars) FDA:"Ok, then how about we just regulate the nicotine?" ECIGU: "Ok"
Of course this is a gross simplification. But I am seeing seeds being planted in people's minds, and I think it's a way in, a way for all of us to eventually let the government or the FDA into our products and pocketbooks. After all, who is going to 'regulate' the amount of nicotine e-cig users are consuming?
My concern is that I have been reading alot of comments, blogs, and articles from e-cig advocates 'agreeing' that there needs to be some regulation of the nicotine in e-cig products. That is, some limit to the amount an ecig user can use or buy on a daily basis. Why? As it stands now, you can smoke yourself to death on 10 packs of cigarettes a day if you wanted to. There's no one telling you the maximum amount of cigarettes (and therefore, nicotine) you can consume. To me I see this negotiating tactic being used. FDA:"We want to ban e-cigs!" E-CIGU:"Noo, you cannot ban my e-cigs! (anger, rage, insult, flame wars) FDA:"Ok, then how about we just regulate the nicotine?" ECIGU: "Ok"
Of course this is a gross simplification. But I am seeing seeds being planted in people's minds, and I think it's a way in, a way for all of us to eventually let the government or the FDA into our products and pocketbooks. After all, who is going to 'regulate' the amount of nicotine e-cig users are consuming?
