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If they had just advertised it as "a heavy blanket" do you think it would have gotten funding? It got funding because they made unsubstantiated medical claims,
by ebbv 9y ago
If they had just advertised it as "a heavy blanket" do you think it would have gotten funding?
It got funding because they made unsubstantiated medical claims, which is illegal for good reason. Otherwise I could sell you "anti-cancer rocks" from my driveway.
- DonHopkins 9y agoMaybe so, but then you'd be misrepresenting anti-tiger rocks as anti-cancer rocks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSVqLHghLpw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSVqLHghLpw
- vilhelm_s 9y agoTons of people (particularly on the autism spectrum) like weighted blankets, I don't think it's unreasonable that such a project could get kickstarted.
- mst 9y agoMy anecdata matches yours here (notably I know multiple people with both autism and anxiety issues who swear by weighted blankets for helping them sleep).