I've always hated how alcohol commercials play up like a cool beer is the best thing in the world, or a glass of whiskey is what will put hair on your chest. It's a disgusting narrative that ruins people's lives.

On social media, there's a huge variety of it. People posting how they were sober on NYE. Folks sharing before/after as they've gone cold turkey. I see people share tips of what type of mocktails to get at bars, and alternatives to having a fun night over getting drunk.

I appreciate that.

And this is not bashing alcohol. Moderation in everything.

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[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org -1 points 6 days ago (3 children)

They did it to themselves with the voodoo bullshit trying to be pretend doctprs but it doesn't mean their services are useless. Medical Community used their stupid PR to drive them from the discourse. Remember that doctors are not our friends, just another merchant that might do you right.

Many people are satisfied with their chiropractor services and that in of it self is value even if some quack thinks it's placebo.

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Many people are satisfied with their chiropractor services

That seems awfully self-selecting, doesn't it? Someone that is dissatisfied is not likely to remain a customer

Medical Community used their stupid PR to drive them from the discourse

Why are you blaming this on actual medical practitioners immediately after saying "They did it to themselves with the voodoo bullshit trying to be pretend doctors". Of course actual doctors aren't interested in what people who are lying about being doctors have to say

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org -2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The customer decides, not the quack;)

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The customer decides what?

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That seems awfully self-selecting, doesn't it? Someone that is dissatisfied is not likely to remain a customer

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 1 points 5 days ago

I don't see what point you're trying to make. Yes, the customer decides what they're happy with. I didn't say otherwise

[–] protist@mander.xyz 10 points 6 days ago

The chiropractic field drove themselves from the scientific discourse by refusing to participate in peer-reviewed double-blind studies. I'm very good friends with a chiropractor and know others through them. If I had a nickel for every "science can't study what we do" I'd be a rich man. We just don't talk about it because it's not productive to friendship lol

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Doctors are not just merchants. I've had indifferent ones and ones that really gave a damn. Many of them go into the field and stick with it to help people. Many do not, but it's not accurate to paint the bunch with one brush.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 5 days ago

Doctors are not just merchants

Not sure how it works in other countries but in US they are just merchants.... You are only getting a proper care if they care. They have responsibility to merely do what their corpo employer tells them to. Which ain't much.