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Why must we be so quick to discredit placebos? If a certain set of stimuli (someone in a medically authoritative position saying "this thing will help you", fol
by meetups323 6y ago
Why must we be so quick to discredit placebos? If a certain set of stimuli (someone in a medically authoritative position saying "this thing will help you", followed by you taking it), can be shown to work well at reducing symptoms in clinical studies, why not embrace it?
- jb1991 6y agoNothing wrong with that, but it may be testing something different. Worth testing, but it's a different concern.
- leetcrew 6y agohow would this work at scale? people tend to take a dim view of doctors that lie to them. imagine finding out you've been paying $50/month for a sugar pill prescription.
- meetups323 6y agoWe're describing essential oils.
- zedr 6y ago> how would this work at scale? Homeopathy