Vaping and The Vice Matrix

I never know which tweets I share will strike a chord.

A lot of my most popular tweets get few likes or retweets but get me a lot of email and texts. Those are my favorite because people are too embarrassed to engage directly with the actual tweet for fear of backlash. That means I nailed some truth.

Often though, the tweets I put the least amount of thought into get the most public engagement.

Yesterday on the subject of Vaping I tweeted:

My son Max is a Republican …. I send him press clippings about the dangers of Vaping and he texts back ‘Fake News’ … thanks Fat Nixon.

The responses were an interesting mix of funny and mean (mostly aimed at me).

My son Max Vapes but I have no idea what his politics are.

Ellen and I have sent him a bunch of links to read and he has read them. There are a lot of facts mixed with a heavy dose of hysteria and strong opinions. The way news will now always be and it is stressful.

I was in a Circle K today getting a Gatorade and paying for gas and it really struck me how much these places are just convenience shops for vices. Sugar, booze, chew, smokes and vapes.

Combined with the iPhone and social networks we have spiraled into a new dimension in vices.

A vice matrix.