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To the extent that there's some sort of clinical statistically significant lift over, say, however you might control for a placebo here, who knows? To the exten
by disillusioned 8mo ago
To the extent that there's some sort of clinical statistically significant lift over, say, however you might control for a placebo here, who knows? To the extent that it's working for you in a meaningful way, placebo or not... does it even matter? If they're working for you, they're tautologically not a scam, except insofar as you find yourself missing out on benefits promised that aren't being realized, or you feel that the price you've paid is disproportionate to the benefit because some much cheaper option exists in some sense.
Put another way, placebo or not, if there's an effect, and it's a positive one for you, it really doesn't matter. It's working.
- 7bit 8mo agoThe same could be said about homeopathy, but homeopathy is a scam. The problem is, how do you define "if there's an effect"? A placebo can not have an effect, yet, it has.
- samtheDamned 8mo agoThe whole point of placebo is that it has an effect though, just not one based on a real change.
- storus 8mo agoThat won't work for immediate relief; placebo is studied statistically as a cumulative change over a period of time. Not when I put Gunnars over my sore eyes from computing too much and get immediate relief. Frankly, I find this discussion a bit insane, a bunch of people trying to persuade me "it's all in my head" because they align with the opposite opinion, not with reality.