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It's also important to remember that being aware of the psychological effects of something does not make you immune to those effects, or even consistently lessen them in a measurable way.
Placebo works even when the subject knows it's a placebo.
There's a difference between placebo and plain ignorance
https://www.health.harvard.edu/mental-health/the-power-of-the-placebo-effect
But pain is a different context to sociology
Yeah, pain is more tangible and actually experienced, whereas what society actually looks like is 99% vibes and personal biases.
So this applies even more to sociology than to painkillers.
Take how many people think they can't be racist. Pain is also a psychological effect.
What the fuck are you talking about? These two things aren't even remotely alike.