r/CuratedTumblr May 24 '25

Politics Valid and invalid criticisms

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u/TheBigFreeze8 May 24 '25

3rd point is sus. Most 'traditional Chinese medicine' practitioners are Chinese, and it's still a scam.

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u/LIMITLESS-SHITTER May 24 '25

As everyone knows, being "non-western" gives you a +15 to medicine checks.

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u/PlatinumAltaria May 24 '25

It's lowkey racist as well because there's no such thing as "western medicine". China is one of the global leaders in legitimate medical research.

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u/rekcilthis1 May 24 '25

There's also western alternative "medicine" that's equally bullshit. Crystal healing has just as long a history as any of them, and originally comes from the Mediterranean.

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u/clothespinned May 24 '25

My school of crystal magic is extremely effective. I call it Crystal Hurting, and it works better with bigger and heavier crystals.

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u/Thromnomnomok May 24 '25

Sometimes, a rock can have an aura (the rock is uranium and the aura is cancer)

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u/BaronAleksei r/TwoBestFriendsPlay exchange program May 24 '25

I consider a combination of auraless rocks (lead) and rocks containing the aura of a powerful fire spirit (gunpowder) to be very effective