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by 32032141 2636 days ago
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/wireless/11099-massive-revela...

This sort of thing happens quite a bit actually. In this case, a huge number of residents complained ofvarious illnesses that were supposed to have been caused by a new tower being built in their vicinity. That the symptoms were presented when the tower was not operational is fairly telling that nocebo effect dominates here over any rational or explainable occurrence.

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Note this has no bearing on whether 5G does or doesn't actually have any deleterious or damaging effects on health.

That being said, it does, as 32032141 suggests, tell a fair amount about nocebo effects.

Indeed. My point was that taking claims about effects from people is effectively worthless in a situation where the "threat" is invisible, effects are subjective, and there's a lot of political motivation for belief in them. In a small city nearby people claimed these sorts of effects in an attempt to prevent a cellphone tower being built and "ruining" their view.