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King Charles has appointed a homeopath. Why do the elite put their faith in snake oil? | Martha Gill
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 06 Feb 2024
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Same thing happened to Steve Jobs. He tried to cure cancer by eating only fruits. Although it does make sense his treatment was apple based.
What's crazy is that his cancer had a high survivability (iirc one of the only pancreatic cancers that are not a death sentence).