mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agoWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?message-squaremessage-square1022fedilinkarrow-up1721arrow-down124
arrow-up1697arrow-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 · 10 months agomessage-square1022fedilink
minus-squarethreeducklinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·10 months ago“may be a placebo” My friend, there is no “may”.
minus-squarespartanatreyu@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 months agoAlso, you can buy Tic Tacs from any newsagent or gas station.
minus-squareJorgelino@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months 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”.
“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”.