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Adults like flavored nicotine too, but have you seen the ads? They're blatantly targeted at kids. Hell, I saw one once that showed a vape plugged into the USB p

Adults like flavored nicotine too, but have you seen the ads? They're blatantly targeted at kids. Hell, I saw one once that showed a vape plugged into the USB port of a kid's laptop in class, where the advertising was basically saying your teacher won't know it's a vape.

e40 7y ago
Then BAN THE ADS!
- eridius 7y ago
  Right, because intentionally designing a harmful product to appeal towards kids and get them hooked on nicotine is perfectly fine, just as long as we eventually crack down on the ads.
  - asdff 7y ago
    How is it designed to appeal towards kids? It's just good design that's dirt simple and works. If you look at their previous product, the pax, it's right in line with their design language and philosophy.
    - eridius 7y ago
      The flavored nicotine is the part that's intended to hook kids, and as I already mentioned, the advertising was pretty blatantly targeted at kids.
  - zdragnar 7y ago
    You know what's less conspicuous than a vape pen hooked into your computer in class? A pack of smokes and a lighter in your pocket. I dont see the allure to children... College kids, maybe. Also, when did non-college-age children get allowed laptops in class? We werent even allowed to have a cell phone on our person during school hours, let alone a laptop.
    - ryanmercer 7y ago
      >You know what's less conspicuous than a vape pen hooked into your computer in class? A pack of smokes and a lighter in your pocket. Except the smell of having smoked cigarettes lingers on your person and when you waltz back into the room with that bathroom pass the teacher goes "How was your smoke break, I mean, bathroom trip". and your green apple jolly rancher vape smells like, a green apple jolly rancher.
  - dang 7y ago
    Please don't be snarky. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - jnordwick 7y ago
      There is snark almost every story comment section. And derision and sarcasm and mockery. How is this comment so much worse that it uniquely deserves a rebuke? This comment is really quite mild actually. Certainly not worthy of a moderator stepping up.
      - dang 7y ago
        People have different interpretations of these things. If you see a particularly bad comment that deserves moderation, we'd appreciate your letting us know about it. Yes, there's far too much snark and derision on HN. It's an internet forum after all. Surely you're not suggesting we should do less about it? The "how is this comment so much worse" objection is based on a fallacy. You don't not get a speeding ticket just because other cars were going faster.
      - hombre_fatal 7y ago
        Their brand of sarcasm is one of the most overused, obnoxious sorts of comment found on the internet. "Oh, right, because <inverted quippy opinion that they think is self-evidently correct instead of just writing an actual response>!"
- dang 7y ago
  Please don't use uppercase for emphasis. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
pochamago 7y ago
I think you may have been tricked, I'm pretty sure there's no official Juul ad like that
- pandaman 7y ago
  It looks like one of the California anti-vaping ads, those feature tons of kids vaping everywhere.
  - schoen 7y ago
    I remember a concern from some decades ago of whether anti-drug ads were received by certain audiences as an encouragement to use drugs (though every kind of advertising could have impacts that its creator didn't intend).
    - ryanmercer 7y ago
      We watched an after school special in grade school that was about cocaine. We had pixie sticks, probably 1/3 of the class then imitated the video and began snorting (painfully) flavored sugar.
function_seven 7y ago
Where did you see this ad? You sure it wasn’t a PSA? Juul has never even hinted at teenage use of their product. They’re fanatically trying to position themselves as a “switch” product for smokers.
- undersuit 7y ago
  Who mentioned Juul?
  - function_seven 7y ago
    I guess I did, but I still wonder what company would advertise this way.
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e40 7y ago

Then BAN THE ADS!

eridius 7y ago
Right, because intentionally designing a harmful product to appeal towards kids and get them hooked on nicotine is perfectly fine, just as long as we eventually crack down on the ads.
- asdff 7y ago
  How is it designed to appeal towards kids? It's just good design that's dirt simple and works. If you look at their previous product, the pax, it's right in line with their design language and philosophy.
  - eridius 7y ago
    The flavored nicotine is the part that's intended to hook kids, and as I already mentioned, the advertising was pretty blatantly targeted at kids.
- zdragnar 7y ago
  You know what's less conspicuous than a vape pen hooked into your computer in class? A pack of smokes and a lighter in your pocket. I dont see the allure to children... College kids, maybe. Also, when did non-college-age children get allowed laptops in class? We werent even allowed to have a cell phone on our person during school hours, let alone a laptop.
  - ryanmercer 7y ago
    >You know what's less conspicuous than a vape pen hooked into your computer in class? A pack of smokes and a lighter in your pocket. Except the smell of having smoked cigarettes lingers on your person and when you waltz back into the room with that bathroom pass the teacher goes "How was your smoke break, I mean, bathroom trip". and your green apple jolly rancher vape smells like, a green apple jolly rancher.
- dang 7y ago
  Please don't be snarky. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - jnordwick 7y ago
    There is snark almost every story comment section. And derision and sarcasm and mockery. How is this comment so much worse that it uniquely deserves a rebuke? This comment is really quite mild actually. Certainly not worthy of a moderator stepping up.
    - dang 7y ago
      People have different interpretations of these things. If you see a particularly bad comment that deserves moderation, we'd appreciate your letting us know about it. Yes, there's far too much snark and derision on HN. It's an internet forum after all. Surely you're not suggesting we should do less about it? The "how is this comment so much worse" objection is based on a fallacy. You don't not get a speeding ticket just because other cars were going faster.
    - hombre_fatal 7y ago
      Their brand of sarcasm is one of the most overused, obnoxious sorts of comment found on the internet. "Oh, right, because <inverted quippy opinion that they think is self-evidently correct instead of just writing an actual response>!"
dang 7y ago
Please don't use uppercase for emphasis. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.

pochamago 7y ago

I think you may have been tricked, I'm pretty sure there's no official Juul ad like that

pandaman 7y ago
It looks like one of the California anti-vaping ads, those feature tons of kids vaping everywhere.
- schoen 7y ago
  I remember a concern from some decades ago of whether anti-drug ads were received by certain audiences as an encouragement to use drugs (though every kind of advertising could have impacts that its creator didn't intend).
  - ryanmercer 7y ago
    We watched an after school special in grade school that was about cocaine. We had pixie sticks, probably 1/3 of the class then imitated the video and began snorting (painfully) flavored sugar.

function_seven 7y ago

Where did you see this ad? You sure it wasn’t a PSA? Juul has never even hinted at teenage use of their product. They’re fanatically trying to position themselves as a “switch” product for smokers.

undersuit 7y ago
Who mentioned Juul?
- function_seven 7y ago
  I guess I did, but I still wonder what company would advertise this way.

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