Is it me or are e-cig users more intelligent?

[olie]

I don't mean to say it for ego boosting, i just notice with a lot of members they seem more self aware and just in general more intelligent than the average person... Anyone else notice what i mean?

Just look at topics and posts compared to other forums... The way most of them are neatly written out. When you go to a e-cig review you get a in depth well structured talk most of the time, while recently i was buying headphones and the average review is... well not.

Edit: i just thought, the average age for users is a lot higher making a more mature community. Could explain a lot.

 

[Scootaloo]

Well vapours have made the smart choice to vape instead of smoke I guess, but I see tons of just as smart posts on a none vaping forum I’m on that I frequent, and that’s a mix bag of smokers, vapours and none

 

[GeorgeWachsmuth]

Nah.....we are...

 

[sneakerpimp]

i'll be honest and say it was just dumb luck i stumbled upon vaping.. then realized my best friend had been trying to turn me onto it for the better part of a year.

 

[crxess]

More intelligent? Nope, many of us disprove that theory. However Vaping does tend to open us up to much more in life than Smoking ever Did.
Becoming a Vaper can definitely increase your education.

 

[olie]

I was right skip to 16:00, she states some statistics from surveys (5000 participants).

Gender : 65-70% male
Average age: early 40s
Ethnicity: caucasian
Over half educated to degree level or above
80% former smokers
20% current smokers
0.03 never smokers

 

[Usmale]

I'm the smartest guy I know a legend in my own mind

 

[Vaslovik]

Considering how many idiots have told me that my vape was worse than smoking I'd say yeah, we are many IQ points above them.

 

[Elizabeth Baldwin]

I think you are correct. I think we Vapers are the type of people who read and study things out, unlike others who tend to latch on to any propaganda thrown at them.

 

[spartanstew]

It's probably the opposite. Most intelligent people stopped smoking long ago and therefore probably aren't vapers.

 

[Steamix]

Hm, inte...wha ?

That's that we got the SETI-project for: Search for Extra-Terrasitrial Intelligence.
Thay have their reasons, guess one of 'em is that they didn't find such thing on this 'ere planet

Joshing aside, not necessarily more intelligent.
But more skeptical. Willing to look into matters of interest more closely and not falling for the sponsored BS - no matter how hard special interest groups are trying to shove it down one's throat....

 

[Spatchka]

I have read the same thing on the HomeBrewing forum, the Appalachian Trails forum, the Professional HVAC forum,
etc. that I visit.

Guess we would all like to think so, but agree its just that we made a choice to change our lives.

Didn't feel any less intelligent before finding out about Vaping.

 

[The Torch]

Like it or not, this is as much a forum about specifics forms of technology, physics, biology, toxicology and chemistry than it is about the entertainment aspects of vaping. You gotta be pretty smart to be able to keep up with this crowd

 

[Vermiform]

It seems we have a higher population of geeks than other groups. Don't get me wrong though, I consider "geek" a complimentary term but that may be because I am one.

I think what draws us (or keeps us vaping in proportional numbers after we start) is our compulsion with gadgets. "OOOOOHH A SHINY! Must acquire! Must collect them all!"

 

[beckdg]

pretty smart crowd.

you should see the fish tank forums, though. education gets deep 'round them there parts...

 

[Shirtbloke]

So if we're that smart, how come we all smoked for 20+ years?

 

[SchmidtyKy]

I smoked for over 10 years and only started vaping exclusively last August. I don't feel any more intelligent than I used to, and do not see those that continue to smoke as less intelligent than myself.

In fact, as much as I enjoy vaping, I still love tobacco and miss smoking. I would love to just light up a full flavored menthol cigarette right now.

 

[Nermal]

We may not be smarter than those who still smoke, but we're darn sure better organized,

 

[Tinkiegrrl]

So if we're that smart, how come we all smoked for 20+ years?

Because nicotine is a mental stimulant? That's what I'm going with anyway. Intelligence never did matter when it comes to addictive things.

I can believe that those who have turned this into a hobby are more intelligent. Look at everything someone needs to learn to get into this. Ohms law, the best batteries and why, the pros and cons to various chips in regulated devices, why different toppers may be leaking and how to fix them. Which are better for that matter and why? Look at the engineering that went into something like the Kayfun, and look at how many people here can truly appreciate it. It's easy to see how vaping as a hobby could draw in those who are more technically inclined. Even those who came without an inkling of technology, had to learn if they wanted a good vape. Those starter kits? They aren't easy to deal with. I was troubleshooting issues within the first few hours on mine. That's where those without the gumption to learn go back to cigarettes.

 

[Bernard Marx]

It may just be that we seem more intelligent to you.