> I can assure that this is a topic on which I have done far more research in my lifetime than that blog post. I'm not trying to be snarky; I'm just emphasizing that I have a lot more knowledge on this topic than I can reasonably compress into a 124-word HN post (like my original comment).
Then I would appreciate your links to the studies of the harmful effects of nicotine alone that I have somehow failed to find.
> I make no claim about the situations under which any alleged benefits outweigh the the toxic effects, simply that said toxic effects exist.
So your confident assertions are merely technically correct, since everything has toxic effects under some situations such as high enough doses. But that's OK, since technically correct is the best kind of correct, as any geek knows!
At one time, nicotine was used in the United States as an insecticide ... Nicotine affects the nervous system and the heart. Exposure to relatively small amounts can rapidly be fatal.
Like anything the dose makes the poison. The amount of nicotine used in ecigs or tobacco products is well below the amount needed to cause the effects described here.
Then I would appreciate your links to the studies of the harmful effects of nicotine alone that I have somehow failed to find.
> I make no claim about the situations under which any alleged benefits outweigh the the toxic effects, simply that said toxic effects exist.
So your confident assertions are merely technically correct, since everything has toxic effects under some situations such as high enough doses. But that's OK, since technically correct is the best kind of correct, as any geek knows!