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If you follow me you know that my life revolves around advocating for and trying to protect low-risk nicotine products that can save lives. Vaping is harm reduction for people who smoke.
One of the biggest problems we in the vaping world have is turning around public
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One of the biggest problems we in the vaping world have is turning around public
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opinion. We're just a bunch of regular and unfunded folks, and the people who shape public opinion on vaping (Tobacco-Free Kids and their allies and minions) have billions from Bloomberg and pharma orgs.
I think it's important that we're not seen as whacko conspiracy
opinion. We're just a bunch of regular and unfunded folks, and the people who shape public opinion on vaping (Tobacco-Free Kids and their allies and minions) have billions from Bloomberg and pharma orgs.
I think it's important that we're not seen as whacko conspiracy
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theorists. But there are some of those people among us, and some of them follow and retweet me.
I don't have a problem with people who disagree with me politically. That's not what this is about. I'm not a conservative, but I don't care if you are. I simply don't want my name
theorists. But there are some of those people among us, and some of them follow and retweet me.
I don't have a problem with people who disagree with me politically. That's not what this is about. I'm not a conservative, but I don't care if you are. I simply don't want my name
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on the same timeline that hosts insanity from Qanon, made-up allegations about "rigged" elections, or corrosive, racist lies about our friends and fellow citizens who march for Black Lives Matter.
The further we keep vaping advocacy from the political fringe, the more likely
on the same timeline that hosts insanity from Qanon, made-up allegations about "rigged" elections, or corrosive, racist lies about our friends and fellow citizens who march for Black Lives Matter.
The further we keep vaping advocacy from the political fringe, the more likely
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we'll be to shift popular opinion eventually. It's not going to happen overnight, but it's not going to happen *ever* if we're associated with craziness like this tweet:
we'll be to shift popular opinion eventually. It's not going to happen overnight, but it's not going to happen *ever* if we're associated with craziness like this tweet:
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This person has shifted from a perfectly pleasant person and online vaping advocate to a demented conspiracy monger (and still a vaping advocate) during the last couple years. I simply don't want my tweets shared next to stuff like this. I don't want my name on this
This person has shifted from a perfectly pleasant person and online vaping advocate to a demented conspiracy monger (and still a vaping advocate) during the last couple years. I simply don't want my tweets shared next to stuff like this. I don't want my name on this
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timeline. So I'm blocking that person, and I'm pretty bothered by it, because they've been part of this fight for as long or maybe longer than I have. But this insanity can't be associated with our cause, which is already so hard to explain to politicians, public health
timeline. So I'm blocking that person, and I'm pretty bothered by it, because they've been part of this fight for as long or maybe longer than I have. But this insanity can't be associated with our cause, which is already so hard to explain to politicians, public health
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people, and anyone who has never smoked.
I don't want the vaping advocacy world--not to mention my country!--to become an ocean of endless roiling disinformation. So I'm blocking people who share crazy shit from here on out--even nice ones that I otherwise like.
people, and anyone who has never smoked.
I don't want the vaping advocacy world--not to mention my country!--to become an ocean of endless roiling disinformation. So I'm blocking people who share crazy shit from here on out--even nice ones that I otherwise like.
