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I get given the crystals as gifts sometimes. the healing element is obviously complete nonsense, but they're aesthetically pleasing. they're also a potentially
by permo-w 3y ago
I get given the crystals as gifts sometimes. the healing element is obviously complete nonsense, but they're aesthetically pleasing.
they're also a potentially massively profitable business venture if you have easy access to a lot of credulous people, which certainly facilitates their spread
>I suspect it's a social virus
you say this as if this is different to any other idea or meme or brand
- donatj 3y ago> you say this as if this is different to any other idea or meme or brand I mean it is different, in that it flies entirely in the face of reason. What concerns me is that I've seen otherwise reasonable people fall for this.
- permo-w 3y agoperfectly reasonable people eat at McDonalds and buy crisps and support a football team. if you sit down and think about them, they all fly in the face of reason too
- donatj 3y agoThinking rocks have magical powers and eating food with too many calories are not even remotely the same thing.
- permo-w 3y agothey're not the same thing, but they're both irrational behaviours that many smart people regularly participate in supporting a sports team is an even stronger example which I note you've ignored