mastermind@lemm.ee to AsklemmyEnglish · 10 months agoWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?message-squaremessage-square1081fedilinkarrow-up1732arrow-down124
arrow-up1708arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?mastermind@lemm.ee to AsklemmyEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square1081fedilink
minus-squarespartanatreyu@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 months agoAlso, you can buy Tic Tacs from any newsagent or gas station.
minus-squareJorgelinolinkfedilinkarrow-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”.
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”.