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Okay, fair point. But then, why prescribe the most expensive placebos where you co-finance societal harmful behavior, rather than just prescribing the "harmles
by vog 2y ago
Okay, fair point.
But then, why prescribe the most expensive placebos where you co-finance societal harmful behavior, rather than just prescribing the "harmless" placebos that are not homeopathy, which are usually even cheaper and don't have any ideological overhead?
- __MatrixMan__ 2y agoI'm not aware of any research along these lines, but I suspect that all placebos are not equally effective. It's a psychological effect, so things like price or flavor or packaging likely affect its strength.
- dmoy 2y agoYea there is research into it, and you're correct Color matters: placebo colored pills work better than white pills. Delivery mechanism matters: placebo injections work better than pills. Idk about price, packaging, or flavor specifically. But delivery mechanism, color, number of pills, etc I remember from a study.
- puzzledobserver 2y agoThe 2008 Ignobel Prize in Medicine was awarded for a paper that showed that higher-priced placebos are more effective than lower-priced placebos [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ig_Nobel_Prize_winners#2008 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ig_Nobel_Prize_winners...
- __MatrixMan__ 2y agoI think it comes from our animistic roots. Magic that calls for the sacrifice of a goat is stronger than magic that calls for the sacrifice of a flower because the former requires more dedication from the caster. It would be the same with money.