F E AT U R E
Sociological Vaping:
A Declaration of Tactful
Insight 1st Edition
W o r d s & P h o t o s b y To n y O t t o m a n e l l i I I
“Who are the Vapers?” may very well
be a research question in which I'm
attempting to answer with pure honesty
and raw data via ethnographic social
research. Yet, I already have much to
declare. A Vaping Lifestyle is not just a
life only defined by an act of Vaping by
using vape devices to deliver nicotine
and exhale the biggest clouds of vapor.
Vapers are more than just those who
vape. Vapers are full of a plentiful
plethora of intangible qualities.
We are the Vapers. We are united. We
are passionate. We are sociable. We are
citizens. We are dream makers. We are
cloud chasers. We are advocates. We
are juice tasters. We are constituents.
We are connected. We are different.
We are the same. We are ordinary. We
are extraordinary. We are educated.
We are creative. We are Modders.
We are honest. We are intelligent. We
are dedicated. We are relentless. We
are brave. We are vulnerable. We are
the truth. We are coil-builders. We are
strong. We are infinite. We are the
“Vaping helped me quit
smoking cancerous
cigarettes and abusing
tobacco. Thus, Vaping
works, so, I believe in it and
plan to stand up for it.”
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answer. We are everlasting. We are
compassionate. We are respectful. We
are altruistic. We are change. We are a
movement. We are THE VAPERS!
From this, I can only conclude that
vapers are unified and share many of the
same exact beliefs: “Vaping helped me
quit smoking cancerous cigarettes and
abusing tobacco. Thus, Vaping works,
so, I believe in it and plan to stand up
for it.” I would certainly agree with those
beliefs, if I didn’t, I’d still be smoking. I
played basketball my entire life and in
the off season, I would chain-smoke, but