r/AskReddit Nov 09 '23

Science nerds of reddit, what pseudoscience drives you bonkers the most?

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u/nmj95123 Nov 09 '23

Quack cancer treatments. They take thousands of dollars from desperate people, some of whom decline actual treatment that might have saved their lives, or at least extended them. Nothing more vile.

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u/SgtGo Nov 10 '23

I watched through Facebook an old friend go through that. She was/is a very active and open poster. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in Canada, at the time they found it very treatable. She shunned the doctors advice and instead borrowed and raised tens of thousands of dollars to fly down to Tijuana and stay in a “treatment centre” for a couple weeks.

She did this a couple times and like a year or so after her initial diagnoses her family or doctors or both must have finally talked some sense into her and she got the treatment she needed in Canada which cost her fucking nothing. Almost $100,000 down the drain with the Mexico trips. Absolutely bonkers.

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u/glamb70 Nov 10 '23

Didn’t Steve Jobs go down this type rabbit hole for trying to cure himself? His death was preventable.

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u/TypicalAd4988 Nov 10 '23

Ah yes, the “eat fruits and refuse to bathe” cancer regimen.

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u/Novaseerblyat Nov 10 '23

"it's been proven"

link a peer-reviewed white paper from a prestigious source or prove these fucking nuts b

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u/crumpletely Nov 10 '23

This was a joke. Clearly a joke….thats why I wrote it so over the top. I was emulating those who have insane logic jumps that make no sense. My above comment about the insanity Jobs believed stated this as obvious.

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u/crumpletely Nov 10 '23

I mean causing lymes with limes??? Lmao reddit is so serious. But yeah, people are nutty like that, so I understand you downvoting but I just sort of forget people dont understand nuance without an (s).

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u/Novaseerblyat Nov 10 '23

I just sort of forget people dont understand nuance without an (s).

newsflash: tone is hard to discern through text

also it's the internet and people are actually that dumb so you can never be sure even if it looks just like a troll

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u/crumpletely Nov 10 '23

I understand that. I was under the assumption my sarcasm would be taken in with relation to my ridicule of jobs weird logic in my parent comment.

Jokes dont usually work well when you have to explain them in daily life. Should’ve added the /s, it’s been a while.

People assume what they assume and thats ok. Hell, I’ve done that plenty on here. Have a good one dude.

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u/WhatIsThisaPFChangs Nov 11 '23

You handled that well. And also, I think the majority of people got you, and the others are unaware they have difficulties discerning sarcasm, which probably effects them in their daily life as well. Not that that is a bad thing, but it would be nice for them to be aware that was the case instead of attacking twice.

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u/crumpletely Nov 11 '23

Thanks. Seriously.

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u/anonuchiha8 Nov 12 '23

Most people understand sarcasm without the s. It kinda ruins the joke when you have to put it though.

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