The only thing I can do besides quitting, is to reduce my consumption along with the number of flavorings. I mostly vape unflavored. Nothing else I can do except be skeptical of what I read - good or bad.
Please explain why quitting / reduction is the prudent course. When I previously asked for it to be spelled out, this is what I meant by that. If something (or more like all things) have benefits and detriments, I would think one would spell out their suggested prudent course, otherwise it is just personal opinion, not based on facts.
As to which posts, too many to choose from. Take your pick from any of the threads on the subject. I find in general that vapers are more receptive to pro-vaping articles than those against. Just my impression.
Why would that surprise you? Show me an internet forum on any topic where they are equally receptive on all counts. I've been on many and the ones that are say about science, for scientists aren't equally receptive to methodologies / philosophies that are non-science related. Never been on a pro-gun rights forum, but I imagine participants on that type of forum favor articles that are pro-gun rights rather than giving equal weight to the anti-gun propaganda.
I fail to understand how you don't recognize the link in OP is propaganda. The information provided to the authors for that article truly amounts to "we don't know" (the long term effects) and yet it is written in vein, "vapers are getting ill and don't know it." That is how I understand your take on it. I can't think of a substance one could name that this wouldn't be the case. Let's take title of article as cited in OP and substitute it with the following:
- New Study Shows How People Who Eat Oranges May Be Making Themselves Sick
- New Study Shows How People Who Vote May Be Making Themselves Sick
- New Study Shows How People Who Breath Indoor Air May Be Making Themselves Sick
Need I go on? All of these strike me as equally valid considerations if the word "may" is all that is needed to support the idea of 'hey be open minded to what this is saying.' If someone that is pro oranges, or pro voting or even pro breathing were to take on the 'making themselves sick' part and try to scrutinize that, would it then be fair for me to say, "why aren't you being open minded?'
Let me know the part in this article that you feel is being dismissed without any consideration for what it is actually saying. I feel myself and another before me did that on this thread. Intentionally did not dismiss what was being said. I'm up for doing more of that, if you are. I enjoy scrutinizing it, and don't have my mind made up. If I am one who hasn't made his mind up with regards to alleged dangers for smoking, it'll be very hard to nail me on the vaping stuff.
Seems like those who are calling for raising a red flag with regards to vaping, when the fact remains "we do not know the long term effects" are the people who are not being all that open minded.
