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What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by mastermind@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] threeduck@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"may be a placebo"

My friend, there is no "may".

[–] spartanatreyu@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also, you can buy Tic Tacs from any newsagent or gas station.

[–] Jorgelino@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

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".