I think there is some context missing. When I see “taking nicotine” I think “smoking a cigarette, but expressed using more science-y language to make it sound like a less awful idea”. Whereas you seem to be taking nicotine gum or something, which is a different proposition. (I think smoking is a very bad idea, with very high confidence. I think nicotine by other sources is also a very bad idea, but my confidence is lower).
I think there is some context missing. When I see “taking nicotine” I think “smoking a cigarette, but expressed using more science-y language to make it sound like a less awful idea”. Whereas you seem to be taking nicotine gum or something, which is a different proposition. (I think smoking is a very bad idea, with very high confidence. I think nicotine by other sources is also a very bad idea, but my confidence is lower).
Ah, agree on the cigarettes thing (edited it in).