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Speaking of woo, I feel like there ought to be Mormon-esque people going door to door to farms trying to cultishly convert them to biodynamic farming, that would just be a funny image to me.
Organic / regenerative / sustainable agriculture not good enough? Why not garnish all of that with something resembling astrology, and some "preparations" that require animal parts if you want to get certified (by an org called Demeter), but then which means, for example, no biodynamic wine will ever be able to be also certified as vegan-friendly. Just for fun, the founder of biodynamics, Rudolph Steiner, is also considered by many to have been a racist (I guess it was just something in the water in that Teutonic part of the world).
I only say this in jest though, I'm not actually recommending. To me biodynamics is a scam that adds zero value above the the completely rational baseline of organic / regenerative / sustainable practices. But a ton of people are on that bandwagon because it apparently sounds cool as far as woo goes, and makes for good marketing to uncritical eyes that won't ever look beneath the surface.
			
			
			
			
			
		Organic / regenerative / sustainable agriculture not good enough? Why not garnish all of that with something resembling astrology, and some "preparations" that require animal parts if you want to get certified (by an org called Demeter), but then which means, for example, no biodynamic wine will ever be able to be also certified as vegan-friendly. Just for fun, the founder of biodynamics, Rudolph Steiner, is also considered by many to have been a racist (I guess it was just something in the water in that Teutonic part of the world).
I only say this in jest though, I'm not actually recommending. To me biodynamics is a scam that adds zero value above the the completely rational baseline of organic / regenerative / sustainable practices. But a ton of people are on that bandwagon because it apparently sounds cool as far as woo goes, and makes for good marketing to uncritical eyes that won't ever look beneath the surface.
			FoxyGoddess · 51-55, F			
		
		@BlueGreenGrey The best woo is a viral scam. Red light therapy, essential oils, neurobeats, etc. All fake woo with zero science behind it. But it doesn't stop people from being scammed by it.
			
			
			
			
			
		@FoxyGoddess and Goop lol
(there was also a great article a few years about another scam called "clean wine", the title of the article was hilariously "The Goopification of Wine" ... Cameron Diaz famously has a "clean wine" brand that is pure malarkey)
How can we monetize gullibility?
			
			
			
			
			
		(there was also a great article a few years about another scam called "clean wine", the title of the article was hilariously "The Goopification of Wine" ... Cameron Diaz famously has a "clean wine" brand that is pure malarkey)
How can we monetize gullibility?
			FoxyGoddess · 51-55, F			
		
		@FoxyGoddess ooh, that would pair nicely with my alkaline water and silver bed sheets when I move to a Blue Zone!
It's always convenient that none of these exaggerated health claim products is ever regulated, particularly supplements, as well another scam called "natural wine" which has no universally agreed-upon meaning (so its implementation can be anything you want), but makes for great if dubious marketing (there is nothing natural about agriculture in the first place, it is a human invention that is nature-adjacent at best, but can be practiced with minimal adverse impact on actual nature).
			
			
			
			
			
		It's always convenient that none of these exaggerated health claim products is ever regulated, particularly supplements, as well another scam called "natural wine" which has no universally agreed-upon meaning (so its implementation can be anything you want), but makes for great if dubious marketing (there is nothing natural about agriculture in the first place, it is a human invention that is nature-adjacent at best, but can be practiced with minimal adverse impact on actual nature).
			FoxyGoddess · 51-55, F			
		
		@BlueGreenGrey the prices though! Omg!!! Insane what people pay for!
			
			
			
			
			
		@FoxyGoddess no shortage of people with more money than sense, sadly ... which frequently also spills over into myriad other facets of life and society
People should have a critical thinking course in every year of K-12 education. Society would benefit from this if people weren't so susceptible to falling for con artists or to unwittingly spreading debunked misinformation.
			
			
			
			
			
		People should have a critical thinking course in every year of K-12 education. Society would benefit from this if people weren't so susceptible to falling for con artists or to unwittingly spreading debunked misinformation.
			FoxyGoddess · 51-55, F			
		
		@BlueGreenGrey my only dismay is that I have never been able to create a product that people want to spend so much on.
			
			
			
			
			
		@FoxyGoddess ideally something of actual value that fulfills legitimate, essential needs or at least has zero negative impact on the environment or society if it's a non-essential product appealing more to wants than needs.
			
			
			
			
			
		


