mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?message-squaremessage-square1078fedilinkarrow-up1730arrow-down124
arrow-up1706arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1078fedilink
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minus-squarethreeduck@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·1 year ago“may be a placebo” My friend, there is no “may”.
minus-squarespartanatreyu@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoAlso, you can buy Tic Tacs from any newsagent or gas station.
minus-squareJorgelino@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNot to defend homeopathy, but a big part of why placebo works is how we percieve the medicine/treatment. Tic tacs wouln’t work as well as fake medicine (aka homeopathy) because they don’t look as “official”.
Also homeopathy.
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“may be a placebo”
My friend, there is no “may”.
Also, you can buy Tic Tacs from any newsagent or gas station.
Not to defend homeopathy, but a big part of why placebo works is how we percieve the medicine/treatment.
Tic tacs wouln’t work as well as fake medicine (aka homeopathy) because they don’t look as “official”.
It is exactly as quacky as quacks.