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>This has traditionally been the excuse of quacks Not really. Quacks usually try to sell you profitable remedies that have no chance of working and only cite s

by pydry 3y ago

>This has traditionally been the excuse of quacks Not really. Quacks usually try to sell you profitable remedies that have no chance of working and only cite scientific research in order to be misleading.

coalteddy 3y ago
This made me realize: What if you listening to his talks/podcasts/videos is the thing he's selling you? What if his product/remedie is just the "content" he produces. Not much different to a quack then.
- pydry 3y ago
  He seems to get paid for promoting stuff like blood tests and some supplement company. I tend to ignore that stuff as I ignore all adverts but I would be reluctant to assume that he's selling quack medicine this way. Some people do seem to assume that since he's getting paid to promote supplements, that those supplements are basically another herbalife. I haven't seen anybody give any evidence for this though.
- coldtea 3y ago
  That's exactly the thing he's selling.
coldtea 3y ago
That's their regular selling tactic. But their excuse when they're called for selling snakeoil and bullshit health regimens. Then it's: "it works for some", "doesn't hurt to try", "better that not taking anything", "at least it gives people hope". In this case he doesn't sell snakeoil directly: he sells talking about remedies and regimens for YT eyeballs and popularity (which can be turned into money indirectly).
- pydry 3y ago
  >That's their regular selling tactic. But their excuse when they're called for selling snakeoil and bullshit health regimens. Then it's: "it works for some", "doesn't hurt to try", "better that not taking anything", "at least it gives people hope". I seem to recall listening to a podcast where he cited a study that wasn't very conclusive and he said that it wasn't very conclusive. So no. No it is not. >In this case he doesn't sell snakeoil directly If I had a dollar for every person who told me that he's selling snake oil without giving a clear example I'd be able to set up my own version of herbalife. I really find it weird how many people despise him for really vague reasons. Like, why? He's pushing scientific studies. There is nuance. Not everything is expected to work. Not every study that shows something interesting has a high p value. He says all this. Quacks dont.

by pydry 3y ago

coalteddy 3y ago

This made me realize: What if you listening to his talks/podcasts/videos is the thing he's selling you? What if his product/remedie is just the "content" he produces. Not much different to a quack then.

pydry 3y ago
He seems to get paid for promoting stuff like blood tests and some supplement company. I tend to ignore that stuff as I ignore all adverts but I would be reluctant to assume that he's selling quack medicine this way. Some people do seem to assume that since he's getting paid to promote supplements, that those supplements are basically another herbalife. I haven't seen anybody give any evidence for this though.
coldtea 3y ago
That's exactly the thing he's selling.

coldtea 3y ago

That's their regular selling tactic. But their excuse when they're called for selling snakeoil and bullshit health regimens. Then it's: "it works for some", "doesn't hurt to try", "better that not taking anything", "at least it gives people hope". In this case he doesn't sell snakeoil directly: he sells talking about remedies and regimens for YT eyeballs and popularity (which can be turned into money indirectly).

pydry 3y ago
>That's their regular selling tactic. But their excuse when they're called for selling snakeoil and bullshit health regimens. Then it's: "it works for some", "doesn't hurt to try", "better that not taking anything", "at least it gives people hope". I seem to recall listening to a podcast where he cited a study that wasn't very conclusive and he said that it wasn't very conclusive. So no. No it is not. >In this case he doesn't sell snakeoil directly If I had a dollar for every person who told me that he's selling snake oil without giving a clear example I'd be able to set up my own version of herbalife. I really find it weird how many people despise him for really vague reasons. Like, why? He's pushing scientific studies. There is nuance. Not everything is expected to work. Not every study that shows something interesting has a high p value. He says all this. Quacks dont.