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this post was submitted on 14 May 2024
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On a side note: if it's a placebo and it works, it still works!
Yeah if someone's benefitting from a placebo effect, the worst thing you can do is point out that it's a placebo. If you convince them it won't work, then you've just destroyed the therapeutic effect their brain was giving them. Just shut up and let the placebo do its thing.
Interesting point. Is it morally just to educate people on something they think works, resulting in it kind of working via placebo?
Depends on the setting. In a nurse-patient situation, you don't ever bullshit them in the hopes of tricking them into some kind of benefit.
If your grandpa is raving on Facebook about how acupuncture is working better than opioids for post-knee-replacement pain management, then... "Hey that's great you found something that works for you!"
YetAnotherUser makes a good point about not enabling a culture of scams or pseudoscience as well.
Discretion is key here.