[sidgarimella]

This is the only measured take I’ve read in these comments.

If a sugar pill makes a lot of people feel better they should by every means have access to it. Within scientifically proven and “understood” mechanisms of action there are a litany of misunderstandings and MoA’s that are total guesses that folks seem so eager to dismiss in hindsight relative to homeopathy in particular. Every exception to the rule gets pulled out of the book when it comes to misrepresenting safety and efficacy for the newest juice big pharma’s pushing, like there was some sort of update to the collective consciousness rather than cheap lies and misrepresentations.

It’s silly how polarized and fixated people and western administrations are on this large quadrant of “relatively harmless, many people think it does some good”. Like it’s some low hanging fruit always there to punch down to.

Regardless, the vast majority of folks I know using homeopathy don’t actively ignore other options or deny other forms of treatment at all– if anything they respect it more and approach powerful drugs with a prudence I believe is important to preserve.