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1. prohobo · 1790155734 · focus · HN ↗

   People don't understand that cigarettes are self-limiting because they literally hurt your throat and lungs. Most people simply can't chain smoke and they need about an hour break in between smokes.

   With vaping that limit is completely gone. A vaping addiction can keep escalating until you want a puff every 30 seconds, especially once you start breaking down mental barriers like "no vaping indoors" or "no vaping while on the computer", etc.

   So in terms of pure addiction I would 100% argue that cigarettes are better than vaping.

   1. CaptWillard · 1790169520 · focus · HN ↗

      Vaping definitely increased my nicotine addiction, mostly because I could do it indoors all day while working, in the car, at night, etc.

      The only limiting factor was the nausea of nicotine overdose, which I remember occasionally from chain smoking indoors.

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