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-square1086fedilinkarrow-up1732arrow-down124
arrow-up1708arrow-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-square1086fedilink
minus-squareTheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down21·1 year agoSome homeopaths solve problems that allopathic doctors are unable to. Still it may be a placebo thing, but it is a valid option because it can work, and it is less quacky than quacks.
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”.
Some homeopaths solve problems that allopathic doctors are unable to. Still it may be a placebo thing, but it is a valid option because it can work, and it is less quacky than quacks.
“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.