I bought one once because I heard vaping can help you stop smoking, and at the time e-cigs were garbage. It was tedious to use, they leak a lot, and it was nothing like a cigarette. I continued to smoke, which made it pointless for me. Plus they just look so fucking lame that I didn't take it out in public.
Most nu-metal people I know are actually cool as fuck. They are usually in their late 30s/early 40s and while they like music, they could give a shit about the judgment part of it because they are too busy partying, having a good time, and are overall fun people. The metalcore people I meet are more my age (late 20s, early 30s) and whiny as fuck. I can headbang to it and shit for a few minutes, but id rather my redneck friends put on some outlaw country, or my city friends put on some underground hip-hop. I don't often meet people in my social circles that are genuine metalheads. Maybe I am elitist, but I do try not to make it obvious of judge them for it. This is actually the first time ive been called out as an elitist, and I was honestly surprised. I was drunk though, so maybe I just couldnt hide my disdain.