3 ms·
If the guy from Turkey that raw dogged it and achieved silver. I would say these devices are more show than function. Placebo at best.
by xyst 2y ago
If the guy from Turkey that raw dogged it and achieved silver. I would say these devices are more show than function. Placebo at best.
- chmod775 2y agoDepends on your personal eyesight. Mine changes a lot during the day to the point that I noticeably struggle to focus at times. Someone not needing a wheelchair doesn't make wheelchairs a placebo for people who use it to cope with with an occasionally occurring condition.
- grape_surgeon 2y agoConsidering that South Korea has won 32 of the 40 golds ever for this competition, I think they know what they're doing Man, hacker news comments can be so reddit quality with how dismissive and gut instinct they are... i came here to avoid that
- lostemptations5 2y agoWelcome to life :)
- 93po 2y agoi especially dislike the logic too. if he got silver then maybe he would have actually won if he used the same gear? ignoring the fact that he only got silver as the team event and got 13th individually
- kelnos 2y agoHe actually came in 13th, individually. His silver came from a team event.
- Sammi 2y agoSo he actually got silver?
- switch007 2y agoI still can't get over the newer meaning of that phrase. Particularly jarring to read it on HN too!
- lancebeet 2y agoWeird argument, in my opinion. It may be that eyesight is only one of several factors that determine performance in shooting events, and these devices help the athletes that use them but provide less benefit to others. Stating it's placebo just because other athletes don't use them is, to me, akin to saying that tape or compression sleeves don't work since some athletes don't use those.