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> I suspect there is a lot of cognitive dissonance involved Edit : Some more context I find it fascinating what people do to get rid of the dissonance. In Ind
by vmurthy 7y ago
> I suspect there is a lot of cognitive dissonance involved
Edit : Some more context
I find it fascinating what people do to get rid of the dissonance. In India, we have a heavily regulated tobacco industry. In a debate , I remember someone from a cigarette manufacturing company (who don't manufacture any other tobacco products) commenting that relative to beedi [1] and chew-able tobacco, cigarettes are better because they are less harmful and bring in more revenues to the government!
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beedi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beedi
- dr_dshiv 7y agoFrom a public health perspective, I think Juul/vape products would be extremely helpful in a place like India.
- sails 7y agoRelevant, add Indonesia and China. https://www.economist.com/asia/2019/08/01/indonesia-seeks-to-curb-e-cigarettes-but-not-the-normal-sort https://www.economist.com/asia/2019/08/01/indonesia-seeks-to... Despicable industry across the board.
- vmurthy 7y agoThis piqued my interest. Can you please explain how? From what I understand, Juul/vape products don't contain tar which is supposedly the worst offender in a cigarette. Is that what you meant?
- tk75x 7y agoAlso, vape products don't combust the liquid which should prevent inhaling of many different carcinogens.
- dr_dshiv 7y agoYes. Tobacco is huge in India and a major public health issue. The danger of Juul is really yet to be determined -- but odds are extremely high that the public damage is far less than tobacco. These recent reports of lung collapse in minors all results from crap low quality thc vaping products, not Juul or even ecigs.