@mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years agoWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?message-square1098fedilinkarrow-up1728arrow-down124
arrow-up1704arrow-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 • 2 years agomessage-square1098fedilink
minus-square@threeduck@aussie.zonelinkfedilink16•2 years ago“may be a placebo” My friend, there is no “may”.
minus-square@spartanatreyu@programming.devlinkfedilink8•2 years agoAlso, you can buy Tic Tacs from any newsagent or gas station.
minus-square@Jorgelino@lemmy.mllinkfedilink2•2 years 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”.
minus-squareSeeMarkFlylinkfedilinkEnglish1•22 days agoI am one of the unfortunate ones that, during a double-blind test, became addicted to placebos. My life is now a living hell. I can’t fine any good placebos anywhere. I go to the drug store and say “throw me a life saver”, they give me butterscotch.
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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”.
I am one of the unfortunate ones that, during a double-blind test, became addicted to placebos. My life is now a living hell. I can’t fine any good placebos anywhere. I go to the drug store and say “throw me a life saver”, they give me butterscotch.
It is exactly as quacky as quacks.