I hear you on the vapor. It's funny . . . I can go for ages vaping with no visible vapor. (When in non-smoking areas, I continue to vape, but I hold the vapor for several seconds so that there is no visible vapor upon exhale . . . no need to freak anyone out.) I'm quite comfortable "stealth vaping," and find it is very satisfying. Having said that, the minute I leave the non-smoking area, the first thing I do is blow a beautiful, billowing cloud of vapor. So clearly, the vapor still does something for me, even now two years into my vaping journey.
As for the antis, I just don't know whether anything would have made them happy short of e-cigs with a pharmaceutical classification and smokers being treated as pathetic addicts. In other words, I don't think the antis would embrace any sort of recreational use of e-cigarettes--they want them as pharmaceuticals, complete with millions of dollars and years of testing, low (i.e., ineffective) nicotine levels, no flavors, and a plan for us to gradually reduce our nicotine dependence with the goal of becoming nicotine-free, tobacco-free, and vape-free within a relatively short time.
It's the old "quit or die" mentality. That, plus I'm convinced they just don't like to see anyone having any fun. Quitting should be a miserable experience.
All joking aside, if you read the briefs of the various "charities" in the NJOY v. FDA case (which you no doubt have already done), you'll see that they just can't seem to get their heads around the idea of vaping as a smoking alternative. They have "NRT" on the brain, which is a short-term use, not the long-term (indefinite) use that so many of us embrace.
In any event, feel free to "ramble." I do it all the time.
