Let me start by first giving a disclaimer: I believe there is room for all people and all points of view in regards to vaping. This is merely my view on the current state of our culture, given what we are trying to accomplish after the new California law and the FDA deemed regulations, what I feel we must change to insure a future for vaping.
Okay, that being said I'm going to address a major issue, as I see it, that is effectively putting vapers in a bad light, attracting negative press and a horrible overall public view of vaping.
There is a sub culture within our culture and I will refer to this group as "cloud chasers / tricksters". Again I stress, there is room for all of us in vaping but as I see it, they are not helping the cause. I know of few of these "cloud chasers / tricksters" personally and for the most part they are great and courteous people, so if you are or consider yourself one please don't take offense or do if this applies to you apply it, but for the purpose of this post am addressing all of them as whole as most of the government and general public will do and the affect they have on all of us as a whole as well These "cloud comps" / "trick comps" can contribute to making vapers appear like a bunch of immature idiots who vape just for the thrill of how big a cloud you can blow and what cool tricks you can do. For the most part they seem not to care where they are or who's around, they seem to have this "I don't give a .... attitude" and" if you don't like it oh well, it's legal".
Come on, let's get real, this honestly makes us all look like a bunch of douche bags. We are and have been for the last several years under constant scrutiny from the public and the media and the "cloud chasers / tricksters" don't seem to care.They continually undermine the tireless work of all the advocacy organizations and make it hard for anyone to take us seriously. If we are to change this we must change public perception and the only way to do this is reevaluate our image and show people we aren't just "cloud chasers / tricksters" and that, though they are a part of us, they do not represent all that we are. If you are a "cloud chaser / trickster" take a moment to consider what I have said here and reflect on what is at stake and what you can to to further the industry and change your image.
As I wrote this I realize it may sound as though I'm coming of a bit "holier than thou" or that I am asking that you change who you are and that is the very last thing I would ever consider doing. I am however a believer in "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one or the few" and there are those of us who need vaping. There are jobs at stake, an entire industry is simply going to vanish if we cannot unite and work together to fight this. It is a sad state of affairs when we are even mocked and hated by smokers the very people most of us try to educate and help get away from a product that is slowly killing them.
Okay, that being said I'm going to address a major issue, as I see it, that is effectively putting vapers in a bad light, attracting negative press and a horrible overall public view of vaping.
There is a sub culture within our culture and I will refer to this group as "cloud chasers / tricksters". Again I stress, there is room for all of us in vaping but as I see it, they are not helping the cause. I know of few of these "cloud chasers / tricksters" personally and for the most part they are great and courteous people, so if you are or consider yourself one please don't take offense or do if this applies to you apply it, but for the purpose of this post am addressing all of them as whole as most of the government and general public will do and the affect they have on all of us as a whole as well These "cloud comps" / "trick comps" can contribute to making vapers appear like a bunch of immature idiots who vape just for the thrill of how big a cloud you can blow and what cool tricks you can do. For the most part they seem not to care where they are or who's around, they seem to have this "I don't give a .... attitude" and" if you don't like it oh well, it's legal".
Come on, let's get real, this honestly makes us all look like a bunch of douche bags. We are and have been for the last several years under constant scrutiny from the public and the media and the "cloud chasers / tricksters" don't seem to care.They continually undermine the tireless work of all the advocacy organizations and make it hard for anyone to take us seriously. If we are to change this we must change public perception and the only way to do this is reevaluate our image and show people we aren't just "cloud chasers / tricksters" and that, though they are a part of us, they do not represent all that we are. If you are a "cloud chaser / trickster" take a moment to consider what I have said here and reflect on what is at stake and what you can to to further the industry and change your image.
As I wrote this I realize it may sound as though I'm coming of a bit "holier than thou" or that I am asking that you change who you are and that is the very last thing I would ever consider doing. I am however a believer in "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one or the few" and there are those of us who need vaping. There are jobs at stake, an entire industry is simply going to vanish if we cannot unite and work together to fight this. It is a sad state of affairs when we are even mocked and hated by smokers the very people most of us try to educate and help get away from a product that is slowly killing them.
