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"Capitalism charging a fortune to cure you? With stuff that has scary side effects?"

spamsus

"Have no fear! Now you can buy a bunch of shit that doesn't work, from us! We're also unregulated as fuck so who knows if this stuff messes up your kidneys."

The worst thing, and anyone who had parents who fell for these scams growing up will know this, is parents who will try to 'cure' their neurodivergent kids with rat butt herb or whatever. Have fun spending your formative years incorrectly medicated!

Sure, yes I know there are natural medicines that work for certain things. But the industry as a whole is so gross and predatory. Every so often they'll 'discover' some ancient remedy so they have something new to market. Selling crystals and sage to very ill people who need real treatment. Exploiting sick people who are desperate for a cure is low as hell and I'm surprised (but not surprised) that they can just sell things that do not do the thing they say they do.

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[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 30 points 2 days ago

Asked my mom recently about a time I was sick as a child and my dad was giving me antibiotics and appearantly she didn't know that and he was sneaking me real medicine while she was committed to treat me with homeopathics.