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@stack Thanks for bringing it to my attention. The human condition never changes regardless of the technology. There's loads of quackery abound these days. Steve Jobs comes to mind as a wealthy person who tried to cure cancer with alternative medicine. Unlike the backlash in the case of Eben Byers, alternative medicine is more popular than ever.

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2024-12-19 ยท 6 weeks ago

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=> ๐Ÿš€ stack [OP] ยท Dec 19 at 16:38:

@darkghost, alternative medicine is a whole other can of worms. Medicine is good for maybe 95% of problems, if you are normal. God help you if you have some genetic weirdness, or if your ailment is not common. It's no wonder people seek out someone who is actually willing to help (even if what they are peddling is garbage).

Although some harmless alternative cures actually work: my mom swears by pee compresses for sunburns, and urea + moisture is pretty good for the skin...

=> ๐Ÿ‘ป darkghost ยท Dec 19 at 17:31:

@stack You're definitely better off getting common diseases that have been studied thoroughly for a long time. They tend to have treatments or cures. I've worked on medicines for people who have pretty rare diseases. My brother has something so rare that as far as we know, he's the only one in the world with it.

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Port Of Miami Explosion -- thoughts on safety โ€” I've complained a lot about the fire hazards of lithium batteries. Recently a container with several EVs exploded in the port of Miami. The most likely cause is a Tesla that was previously flooded with salt water. However all the cars in the container (4, I think) had some damage, and very minor damage such as a fender bender can crack the battery case, turning a car into a timebomb. Part of the problem was blamed on the inability to shut down...

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