maia comments on Open Thread, May 1-14, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: maia 03 May 2013 01:17:17AM 3 points [-]

Based on what I know about double-blind tests with alcohol... I'd guess what it does for most people is give them an excuse :) But hey, a placebo effect is still an effect.