The chances of anything positive happening in the near future are certainly dim, but it remains inevitable that common sense will eventually prevail. Maybe in our lifetimes, and maybe not.
What should never be lost though is how literally insignificant the industry we know today is. Based on common knowledge, there are approximately 10-14M vapers in the world, while the number of smokers is closer to 1B. That puts current market penetration at approx. 1%.
If
vaping were to lose all stigma, and legislative stupidity, what is a reasonable expectation for the market? 100M? 500M? Who knows, but it's pretty much guaranteed to dwarf
everything we know today, numbers wise.
Keep in mind that I'm not even factoring in how small we ECF'ers are in relation to just the
current market. I'm making this point because one assumption is that anything we'd look to sell would be limited to audience here. The large majority of the vaping market takes place well outside of these walls already, as anyone who has ever listed something on Facebook can attest to. It's almost not worth the effort (due to the barrage of incoming messages).
My ultimate point on this still early morning is that if and when common sense prevails, there will be plenty of people looking for quality vape gear. That is NOT our plan, and there's not a single item we've purchased with any idea other than it will be with us to the end.
It is better to have and not need than to need and not have.
But would we be THRILLED if the day comes that hoarders "lose" (for lack of a better term)? You bet your bootah we would be (thrilled).
So, casting all assumptions aside, whether or not an idea is "philosophically impure" is certainly a matter of potential debate.
Now if we want to talk about
actual "impurities", well, I'm full of 'em.
