Post #2488185
2026-05-07 00:34 UTC
The trouble with a placebo is you have to half believe it might be working, so they don’t want to think too much about it, and get sad (expressed as anger) if you ask them to, in case you harsh their buzz / rain on their parade / piss on their chips etc.
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@vrek@programming.dev 2026-05-07 00:47
? I'm confused... What does my post have to do with placebo? I know the placebo effect and how double blind studies work. But it has little to do with that statement that proving a claim should be the requirement instead of requiring proof of a negative. If I claim you're an armadillo, proof should be on me to provide evidence of you being an armadillo. You shouldn't have to prove you are not one. Any claim on anything with no evidence to show it is true should be discarded. It has nothing to do with placebo.