Snake oil came first. By a likely ~ +50k years

The study was intertesing adding snake oil to it wasn't . 50K years ago it wasn't snake oil it was how we began to understand our universe , today the shaman, prophet, holy man, witch doctor, whatever you want to call them  peddle snake oil and know it. There are differing opinions some say the soldier is the beginning of professionalism , some the Priest though that would also be the shaman. 

This thread cannot degenerate.

When I was in grad school I had an excellent Econ professor.  Aside from her, most other academic economists I read seem to have a pre-conceived notion and find "facts" to "support" that point of view...with their "snake oil".  She was from the "real world" and dispensed with opinions.

As far as "snake oil" in our audio field.  I wonder if some people have spent so much on an item, it's just what they go thru to rave about how great an item is, so they feel better about that purchase.

Just sayin'

Gosh, people sure have a lot of pent up psychotic energy. 😬 This is supposed to be the season to be jolly. 🤗

It's the ubiquitous epistemological crisis of the most-modern world.