@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-square1080fedilinkarrow-up1727arrow-down124
arrow-up1703arrow-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-square1080fedilink
minus-square@threeduck@aussie.zonelinkfedilink16•1 year ago“may be a placebo” My friend, there is no “may”.
minus-square@spartanatreyu@programming.devlinkfedilink8•1 year agoAlso, you can buy Tic Tacs from any newsagent or gas station.
minus-square@Jorgelino@lemmy.mllinkfedilink1•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.