Cigarettes are modernist & vapes are late-capitalist, bc a cigarette has an inherent duration which requires you to take a break, and allows for contemplation or conversation, whereas a vape can be hit again at any chosen time, without interrupting the tempo of postmodernity
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By this logic a cigarette is worse cuz u have to do it in a chosen window of freedom vs whenever u want 🤷‍♂️
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But as Hegel said, freedom is not caprice. It is only under certain restrictions that freedom can flourish

Nov 9, 2025 · 12:16 AM UTC

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Replying to @Jonas_Ceika
You’re going to great lengths because you think cigs are cool 😂 it’s whatever
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Would one "bum" a vape rip? Are we not exchanging our precious reserves of cigarettes for a guarantee of human contact, at my own leisure to dismiss? This juice does not afford me equal compensation.
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