Well, here's a handy example https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21034424 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21034424 which leads to https://www.theguardian.

Well, here's a handy example https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21034424 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21034424 which leads to https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/sep/17/healing-crystals-wellness-mining-madagascar https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/sep/17/healing... Some quotes: - The model Miranda Kerr has said that she filters all her skincare products through rose quartz “to give the vibration of self-love”. - Believers say crystals conduct ambient energy – like miniature phone towers picking up signals and channelling them on to the user – thus rebalancing malign energies, healing the body and mind - According to Pew Research Center data, more than 60% of US adults hold at least one “new age” belief, such as placing faith in astrology or the power of psychics, and 42% think spiritual energy can be located in physical objects such as crystals - Last year, Paltrow faced (and settled) a misleading advertising lawsuit for claiming that Goop’s vaginal egg crystals had the power to balance hormones and regulate menstrual cycles What's this if it's not stupidity-by-choice? Let's have an answer instead of downvotes because I'd really like to hear what you think.