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samtheDamnedyesterday at 6:27 PM1 replyview on HN

The whole point of placebo is that it has an effect though, just not one based on a real change.


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storusyesterday at 7:14 PM

That 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.