"Don't discourage vaping"-a blog article by Matt Ridley

[Orb Skewer]

A good read

http://www.rationaloptimist.com/blog/don't-discourage-vaping.aspx

 

[BuGlen]

Very good op-ed piece. I've shared it on FB and G+.

 

[Anjaffm]

Great find, thank you!
shared it in the German vapers forum

 

[AgentAnia]

Excellent!

vaping costs much less than smoking, not least because it is untaxed, so it is bound to spread fairly fast. It’s likely to overtake smoking within a decade, some think. Frankly, we should be changing regulations to encourage it: it should be allowed indoors, as a further incentive to help smokers quit. E-cigarette makers should be allowed to advertise (which this week’s European Parliament vote prevented) so as to help it grab market share faster and save lives faster. So what if this leads to a “re-glamorising” of people putting cylinders between their lips? Remember, “we” objected to smoking because it hurt people, not because it was glamorous.

And my favorite:

The addiction that we should be worrying about is the addiction of regulators to harmful regulation

 

[Uma]

I love this!! I was just reading it a minute ago,m(thanks Anjaffn!) in another thread. Good to see it's making the rounds!

Add up all those carcinogens we use on a daily basis, breathe on a daily bias is, from our grooming supplies to our travels, to our polluted homes, (glue, formaldehyde, fire ......ant) and it's wonder any of us are still alive.

 

[pianoguy]

Bravo - great article!

 

[cdsaint66]

I enjoyed that thoroughly! Shared on FB too. There have been a lot of positive articles lately, unfortunately there are still plenty of negative ones too. At least we're in the fight.

 

[AgentAnia]

I enjoyed that thoroughly! Shared on FB too. There have been a lot of positive articles lately, unfortunately there are still plenty of negative ones too. At least we're in the fight.

I hope I'm not being overly optimistic when I say I think the tide is turning in our favor. The ANTZ are becoming more and more strident and hysterically hyperbolic, whereas the positive articles are sounding so reasonable, so balanced in their thinking. And though it may be small of me, I take particular delight in the expressions of "why are all the fanatics so outraged about ecigs when they're saving lives?"!

 

[Uma]

It's a different game when they're the ones getting kicked out of their jobs and homes....

 

[NorthOfAtlanta]

It's a different game when they're the ones getting kicked out of their jobs and homes....

Not these types, they're already setting up to attack anyone who is over 5% over or under recommended BMI. They're control freaks, not health professionals.

 

[Anjaffm]

I hope I'm not being overly optimistic when I say I think the tide is turning in our favor. The ANTZ are becoming more and more strident and hysterically hyperbolic, whereas the positive articles are sounding so reasonable, so balanced in their thinking. And though it may be small of me, I take particular delight in the expressions of "why are all the fanatics so outraged about ecigs when they're saving lives?"!

Oh yes!
And in Europe, the media (TV and print) are finally catching on to the heavy BP lobbying in the European parliament, in connection with the recent European Parliament vote on the new tobacco directive.

.. it took a lot of European vapers long enough to rub their noses in it... Although the facts are more than obvious...

 

[TyPie]

Fantastic read. Very, very refreshing and a very positive sign of hope when people actually THINK things through before they write. His simple, logical approach is powerful, and *should* be enough to overwhelm even the most aggressive antzies. (how can one argue with the logic??)
This guy is GOOD.......