I'm a stalwart nicotine hater personally, never even tried it because I would probably like it too much, like other stimulants, but I have to admit like 90% of my IRL comrades smoke cigs and that shit has had an impact on my view of smoking. Its not exactly cool, and I still feel bad because I know and see that it's hurting them (and me a little) in the long run, but I'm not gonna pretend there's nothing aesthetically/vibe wise pleasing about it (which is the legacy of decades advertising and astroturfing but.... it worked I guess). Once in a while it makes me wish I could still smoke weed or something on the reg and be a normal functional human, just so I'd have something too when everyone's smoking.

Vapes do not have that cool factor, but I guess can be good harm reduction. zyns are even more boring and gross. unfortunately that is probably a lot of what prevents my comrades from switching. plus the whole industrial manufacturing situation vs cigs which you can roll your own (kind of a false dichotomy since the rolling tobacco is also quite processed... but that seems to be a factor for people)