I got chewed out by a hippy once about my E-cig.
People at the party were like "what is that"
I continued to explain what it was and how it's pretty much a cigarette without anything bad and this guy jumped in and got on the offensive about it.
He told me that It was a crutch and that I wasn't doing anything good for myself. Mind you... he was smoking a cigarette and I felt a sense of irony that he was bashing me for saying my e-cig was healthier..
After about an hour (at least felt like it) keeping my cool, I just told him It's not so much the health benefit, it's more of a hobby.
I'm not a anti-smoking activist, I just like vaping better than smoking.
After that he said "I respect you for doing it because you like it, not because it's safer"
I personally could care less if I get his O.K. of my vaping, but I did realize I vape because I like it better and... well it turned into a hobby.
Some old "hippies" are die-hard cause they were outcast in their time, I know cause I was one of them!