It's also the case that vapes are entirely a waste of resources no matter how you cut it. There's no good reason they should exist, and so even the smallest amount of waste is still a negative. Conceptually, this is somewhat similar to spraying insecticide to protect people from Malaria (painful to spray so much poison, but there's a clear benefit) vs. a consumer spraying their back yard so they don't have to experience insects whatsoever. (no real benefit, and just as costly if done at scale)
> It's also the case that vapes are entirely a waste of resources no matter how you cut it. There's no good reason they should exist, and so even the smallest amount of waste is still a negative.
I'm confused - do you think that coffee is also entirely a waste of resources? Pretty clearly, many people like stimulants. And vapes seem like a better, although not harm free, version of cigarettes.
“So they don’t have to experience insects whatsoever”
You don’t live in an area where mosquitoes are a problem, do you? They can get so bad that you simply don’t want to go outside because you’ll have multiple biting you at any given moment. So yes, there is a benefit to consumers spraying for mosquitoes: those consumers can now enjoy their yards! A treatment of Bifenthrin every few months, and the mosquito problem is greatly reduced.
I don’t disagree with the point of your comment, though.
> Vapes are proven to be highly effective at getting people to quit smoking.
... Quit smoking cigarettes. It's only replacing one type of litter (cigarette butts) with another (charged batteries plus some contaminated plastics and electronics).
