You could argue the 90s smelled like teen spirit too
Vaping blew up around 2010 and gradually increased in popularity until all of the Juul controversies happened. Since all of the laws passed to restrict it more, it is now easier to get a non-reusable piece of ewaste than reusable and refillable stuff.
Meh, I already have an ESP32 meshtastic device and that thing chews through the 3000mah battery I have connected. I don’t need another power hungry ESP32.