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-square822fedilinkarrow-up1684arrow-down124
arrow-up1660arrow-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-square822fedilink
minus-squareJorgelino@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 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”.
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”.