@mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 11 months agoWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?message-square695fedilinkarrow-up1683
arrow-up1683message-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 • 11 months agomessage-square695fedilink
minus-square@threeduck@aussie.zonelinkfedilink14•11 months ago“may be a placebo” My friend, there is no “may”.
minus-square@spartanatreyu@programming.devlinkfedilink8•11 months agoAlso, you can buy Tic Tacs from any newsagent or gas station.
minus-square@Jorgelino@lemmy.mllinkfedilink1•9 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”.