Spock dissed vaping via twitter

[TXMomof2]

There was a pic of him not long ago looking pretty bad...really bad, in a wheelchair, on oxygen. It said he had COPD, saying "I quit smoking 30 yrs ago, not soon enough" telling people to quit, etc...
So on another forum elsewhere I saw this....he's trying to get people not to vape. WTH? How many people will quit the cigs because of vaping and avoid what happened to him?

Gonna try to post the link here

https://mobile.twitter.com/TheRealNimoy/status/441376373643296770?screen_name=TheRealNimoy

 

[Bramble]

When I see a string of responses like that, I get discouraged about how much ignorance there is.

 

[DetraMental]

When people quit believing the lies about ecigs and are ready to quit traditional cigarettes then they will be ready to try ecigs/pv's/apd's.

 

[JaxMike]

Thanks for posting that. I could really care less what "Spock" thinks about e cigs, though of course I'm sorry he's suffering with COPD. It is interesting to read all the responses to his tweet. Seems it's about roughly halved between defenders of vaping, and criticism of it based on bad information. A good snapshot of the debate, I guess.

I'm actually somewhat pleased at the # of defenders responding to his baseless claims.

 

[Baditude]

I don't have a Twitter account and didn't want to take the time to create one. Someone who does have an account should counter the false claims and provide a link to CASAA for some real up-to-date info on e-cigarettes.

CASAA

 

[JaxMike]

I don't have a Twitter account and didn't want to take the time to create one. Someone who does have an account should counter the false claims and provide a link to CASAA for some real up-to-date info on e-cigarettes.

Really, lots of folks ARE challenging him, though not with the CASAA info that I've seen. Even if you click on some of the other naysayer replies he's gotten, a lot of people are calling B.S. on their negative claims. Like I said, I'm actually impressed that the vapers are out in full force.

 

[TheReign]

Ugh, Pisses me off reading some replies on there. I wish people would use the brain on their shoulders. Sad, People should just get lobotomy done already, they never use their brain anyway.

 

[BlueSnake]

When I see a string of responses like that, I get discouraged about how much ignorance there is.

As I see it with this and every other issue about half the country is totally ignorant today. Very sad.

 

[Baditude]

Nimoy was not being anything like his pro-logic Vulcan character from the Star Trek series. A Vulcan would base all statements on given scientific evidence, and if that is not available, providing a logical educated guess gathered from the known facts.

 

[SleeZy]

Perhaps i should make an twitter account, just to be able to reply to such incompetent claims.

 

[Coelli]

Oh, how sad... after a couple of margaritas at dinner I couldn't help but just go off on Twitter right now. This is so sad.

 

[PLANofMAN]

The most virulent anti-vapers I've ever met have been ex-smokers. It really pisses them off that vapers can have their cake and eat it too.

 

[JaxMike]

Perhaps i should make an twitter account, just to be able to reply to such incompetent claims.

LOL, I've GOT a twitter account that I've used twice in 6 years until tonight. I did reply to some knuckle-dragging comments on there, but I have no idea if the twits showed up where they were supposed to. (and it's not that I'm a stranger to technology... I design databases and websites... just think the whole social media thing is a massive default of personal privacy)

 

[HecticEnergy]

Did what I could...


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[Coelli]

LOL, I've GOT a twitter account that I've used twice in 6 years until tonight. I did reply to some knuckle-dragging comments on there, but I have no idea if the twits showed up where they were supposed to. (and it's not that I'm a stranger to technology... I design databases and websites... just think the whole social media thing is a massive default of personal privacy)

I'm 70ms on there, in case you are the only other advocate I see right now

 

[SleeZy]

I'm 70ms on there, in case you are the only other advocate I see right now

Odd, with the mobile version i can see your tweets, but not in regular web browser mode :-S
I'm confused because i've never ever used twitter before ^^

 

[IrishUpstart]

Those comments in the link tho.....

Smh....

 

[PLANofMAN]

LOL, I've GOT a twitter account that I've used twice in 6 years until tonight. I did reply to some knuckle-dragging comments on there, but I have no idea if the twits showed up where they were supposed to. (and it's not that I'm a stranger to technology... I design databases and websites... just think the whole social media thing is a massive default of personal privacy)

It's "tweets" not "twits," but I find your version oddly appropriate for the occasion.

 

[Kryyptyk]

Mr. Nimoy is really bitter towards tobacco products of any kind. I can't say I blame him. If I stopped smoking for 30 years and then ended up with COPD anyway, I'd be pretty bitter too.

 

[Vash]

It's "tweets" not "twits," but I find your version oddly appropriate for the occasion.

I agree ! Twits makes way more sense