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Nocebo [1], a well know/documented phenomenon, can be very damaging. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocebo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocebo
by nomel 11mo ago
Nocebo [1], a well know/documented phenomenon, can be very damaging.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocebo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocebo
- card_zero 11mo agoOn the other hand, the placebo effect works even when the placebo is clearly labelled "placebo". So I guess there's potential to tell people needlessly disconcerting facts and then take the edge off with reassuring bluster and functionless comforts.