Now that's the stuff i visit SNOTR for!

The placebo effect is a fascinating phenomenon, but it is very often falsely credited for the popularity of nonsensical alternative medical practices, or at least its contribution is overestimated. The subjective benefits of sham-treatments are much better explained by "regression to the mean" (symptoms often fluctuate in intensity and you're most likely to search for help, when you have a bad episode), and confirmation bias or selective perception (you tend to remember facts that support your world view - e.g. "alternative medicine is more effective than conventional medicine" - and forget all the incidents that contradict it).

Do videos jitter to anyone else? I got an 8-core cpu with latest Flash player and it shouldn't happen.

#2 No it's just you, you need a minimum of 24-core CPU with the 2016 flish flash player for Snotr. Back to the video all very interesting apart from the reference to Stone Henge. I have noted over the years that previously 223 and now 224 explanations have been given for the use of this Henge.

No fecker knows what it's there for and to suggest that it might be a placebo Henge although a possibility I find as weird as most of the others. My personal favourites include a hugh wardrobe henge, A Druid circus tent foundation henge, A Gladiator knock your opponent off the top of the next stone with an enormous scaled up Qtip henge. A dog training Henge for a druid Xfactor game. An early trampoline henge, A Laser quest henge awaiting the invention of a laser. A device henge for getting women pregnant and an early attempt at an open prison for convicted sheep worriers.

I think he misses the point of the relationship. Someone has to "prescribe" a placebo and so it is about trust, hypnotice suggestion, belief, faith, etc.

#4 Authority certainly comes into play, but i wouldn't say he misses the point, as the analogy of the caring mother covers that briefly. The absolution of personal responsibility does help a lot to deal with ailments, but placebos have been shown to work even though the recipient knows it is only a sugar-pill.
On the flip side your argument demonstrates how irresponsible it is to spread fear, distrust and uncertainties about well established medical procedures, because the nocebo-effect can compromise the efficacy of an intervention as well.
A mix of both worlds would be ideal: A caring, charismatic health professional you could have a trusting relationship with, that also delivers treatments that meet the standards of up-to-date medical science. Sadly, most specialists are nerds and their time is rare...

#3 Didn't you know that henges, especially those made from stone, where multipurpose?