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# Fund 20 studies on a placebo # find that 2 or 3 of them beat another placebo by a "statistically significant margin" # publish those 2 or 3 studies, throw a
by dyno12345 13y ago
# Fund 20 studies on a placebo
# find that 2 or 3 of them beat another placebo by a "statistically significant margin"
# publish those 2 or 3 studies, throw away the rest
# Get your placebo FDA approved, patent it, get the advertising department into gear and start selling your placebo to the public