11th March 2024, 11:29 PM
(11th March 2024, 11:11 PM)Different Wrote: What are your thoughts on the video above? Does it make you more reluctant to not pick up a vaping pod, or is your decision pretty much the same?No change. I get into a car and drive very regularly. An incredible number of people die and have life changing injuries from driving every day. I am aware of potential risks. Yet I choose to drive anyway.
It is important to be aware of the risks that you are taking so that we can each make an informed decision. So if your goal is to spread awareness, I think that is a very good goal.
And if that is the goal, I think a lot of the issues when spreading awareness is that it tends to be talking down at its' target audience. It tends to be a bit of a self congratulatory pat on the back for us people who haven't fallen victim to it. Or, like I said earlier, meant to demonize it and its' victims and just trying to get viewers all riled up.
Teaching nonusers the potential dangers in an unsensationalized way and providing victims with resources and support to help them quit when they are ready seem like the right way to handle ththe situation to me.
