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[-] dotslashme@infosec.pub 25 points 11 months ago

The new age environment comes to mind, with everything from colonic washes to crystals.

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[-] tleb@lemmy.ca 25 points 11 months ago

Standing desks - stationary standing is just as bad as stationary sitting.

Blue light filter stuff - it's my understanding that there's no evidence that blue light causes eye strain.

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[-] turnerpike20@lemmy.ml 25 points 11 months ago
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[-] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 24 points 11 months ago

Agile Coaches.

It’s like having a cadre of political officers in your team.

[-] dan@upvote.au 23 points 11 months ago

If you run a website: Paid SSL/TLS certificates. Free ones like Let's Encrypt and ZeroSSL are just as good, and can be automatically renewed.

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[-] istanbullu@lemmy.ml 22 points 11 months ago

Most antidepressant usage. Many of those people do not have a chemical problem in their brain, they are just unhappy due to all the societal problems. You can't treat social problems with a chemical.

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[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 22 points 11 months ago

"Social" "networking"

[-] TheCannonball@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago

I'm shocked that no one has said Essential Oils yet.

[-] Irelephant@lemm.ee 16 points 11 months ago

They smell nice, if you put them in those burner thing, they have that going to them.

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[-] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 20 points 11 months ago
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[-] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago

Not a product, but life coach feels like the snake oil version of therapy.

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[-] menemen@lemmy.ml 20 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I mean isn't it obviously homoeopathy and a significant part of the rest of alternative medicine (not all of it I guess). It is a billion euro business in Germany alone.

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[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 20 points 11 months ago

The American "food" industry, the American "health care" industry, American politics, the prison industrial complex, the military industrial complex, entertainment, right off the top of my head.

[-] SnotFlickerman 19 points 11 months ago

The American Dream... because you have to be asleep to believe it.

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[-] Snapz@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago
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[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)
  • Alkaline water
  • Smart toothbrushes
  • Chiropractors
  • Yearly bug and pest deterrent spraying around exteriors of buildings
  • Self help books
  • Apps like Nerdwallet
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[-] Phegan@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago
[-] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago

My eye Dr recommends the blue light filtering and "digital lenses" so I got them. I haven't noticed any difference in how my eyes felt. The info packet that came with the glasses noted at all claims regarding these features are not supported by any medical studies.

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[-] szczuroarturo@programming.dev 17 points 11 months ago

Finance courses promoted by various youtubers.

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[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 15 points 11 months ago

the vast majority of skincare products.

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