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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

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>!"

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>!"