Goop’s Netflix series: It’s so much worse than I expected and I can’t unsee it
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I tried to read the whole article read, I really did, but I could not. Not due to the quality, I'm sure Ms. Mole did an outstanding job as always, but I just can't handle the subject matter.
The blatant, shameless, unmeasured glorification of stupidity. And what for? Paltrow already has more money than she will get to spend on her lifetime. Why??
The blatant, shameless, unmeasured glorification of stupidity. And what for? Paltrow already has more money than she will get to spend on her lifetime. Why??
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I actually unsubscribed from the service when I heard about this was coming. I really don't feel like supporting anything like this. I haven't decided on a new service yet though, hardly have time to watch much as it is.
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I do not believe this can be topped.
Ars, please let this be your last article on this whole debacle. Beth has won. Plus, I feel like humanity has shrunk with every mention of this series. So let's all go out with our heads held high.
/bows to Beth
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Have to agree. Makes me want to read antivax articles to recover a bit from all the stupid...
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Thanks for taking one for the team Beth, I`ll be giving this bush medicine show a miss.
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Reading about brainless idiots is tiresome, so congratulations on making it funny. However, there was one magnificent quote that made me laugh out loud. No, it wasn't from a Goop brain. It was the following from "Ars' in-house physicist and associate writer, Chris Lee".
"It is true that the double-slit experiment produces a rather spectacular and startling result. It is also true that simultaneously shining a light up your vagina and up your anus will produce a startling result."
This comment made my day.
"It is true that the double-slit experiment produces a rather spectacular and startling result. It is also true that simultaneously shining a light up your vagina and up your anus will produce a startling result."
This comment made my day.
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I'm switching to Covetton House....
I wonder if Goop is just stupid or stupid and dangerous.
I wonder if Goop is just stupid or stupid and dangerous.
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Magic Mushrooms are fast tracked by the FDA to treat PTSD and the amount of studies is growing, from initial Phase II results, Phase III trials are expected 2020
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/resu ... &recrs=abd
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/resu ... &recrs=abd
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This comment on the aging episode made me laugh:
"I may have aged five biological years watching this 30-minute episode"
"I may have aged five biological years watching this 30-minute episode"
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I made it through most of page one. I couldn't take any more once it got to talking about the trip to Jamaica. Beth, my deepest sympathies for having been subjected to this. I hope that the trauma is not lasting
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Sounds like you need some psychedelic healing after watching all these episodes Beth!
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It can exist however it wants to, I don't want to be part in paying a service that think this should be on it. Gwyneth Paltrov can handle her jade eggs any way she (legally) wants (with her self) but Netflix ain't getting money from me.
Considering how well Netflix ended in 2019 with the excellent Witcher series and starting the new year with Goop. Sure, the service might have some good content coming up but I ain't paying.
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If Hof wants me to take him seriously, he needs a man bun.
Since the article mentioned Costco, as a total Costco fanboi, I am alarmed at the shady stuff you find in their "health" section. Some quite goop-worthy. I recall some sign indicating $70 off of neck cream. So there is some goop for your neck that exceeds $70? Costco also sells tumeric in the health section.
Since the article mentioned Costco, as a total Costco fanboi, I am alarmed at the shady stuff you find in their "health" section. Some quite goop-worthy. I recall some sign indicating $70 off of neck cream. So there is some goop for your neck that exceeds $70? Costco also sells tumeric in the health section.
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Beth,
Watching this sounded like an award worthy exercise in self flagellation. I’m not sure how many of us would have even considered this as an option, though curiosity might have driven a few.
The real question for me is why does this stuff even exist and who is it for? (Yes, I know, to make money, but why, like this???) We are a very strange species.
I particularly enjoyed your discourse with Lee on the finer points of quantum theory.....
Watching this sounded like an award worthy exercise in self flagellation. I’m not sure how many of us would have even considered this as an option, though curiosity might have driven a few.
The real question for me is why does this stuff even exist and who is it for? (Yes, I know, to make money, but why, like this???) We are a very strange species.
I particularly enjoyed your discourse with Lee on the finer points of quantum theory.....
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Truly, watching all six episodes of this nonsense goes over and above the concept of "taking one for the team." If it's any consolation, this was a great read!
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I thought it was a perfect play on words, and I did read at least that far into the article, but had to stop.
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There have been folks who have slammed acupuncture here on Ars, and in seeing that photo, I can understand why they'd do that.
So I asked my live in acupuncture specialist (My wife, who has a doctorate in Oriental medicine and is a licensed, and nationally certified, and insured, practicing acupuncturist) if that acupuncture picture has any legitimacy at all.
She snorted, laughed and said, "Who the fuck did that?"
So, the short answer is no. She said that's not what a licensed acupuncturist would ever do, and could probably get sued into the ground for malpractice by doing it. She mentioned there are techniques to relax or tense muscles, but that's not them, and the effect is only temporary (usually to facilitate relaxation, or allowing another point to be placed with less pain or adverse response). There are points on the face for acupuncture, but not 100 of them, and almost none of them where those needles are positioned.
There are quacks in every field. This only goes to show you why acupuncture "practiced" by fraudsters gives legitimate acupuncture (which has very specific plans and uses following AMA guidelines) a VERY bad name.
She's considering calling the California State Acupuncture Board to report it, since, according to the article, that "treatment" was done in California. If it was done by a state licensed acupuncturist, they could (and should) lose their license.
My wife says whoever provided that "treatment" didn't know anything about acupuncture.
So I asked my live in acupuncture specialist (My wife, who has a doctorate in Oriental medicine and is a licensed, and nationally certified, and insured, practicing acupuncturist) if that acupuncture picture has any legitimacy at all.
She snorted, laughed and said, "Who the fuck did that?"
So, the short answer is no. She said that's not what a licensed acupuncturist would ever do, and could probably get sued into the ground for malpractice by doing it. She mentioned there are techniques to relax or tense muscles, but that's not them, and the effect is only temporary (usually to facilitate relaxation, or allowing another point to be placed with less pain or adverse response). There are points on the face for acupuncture, but not 100 of them, and almost none of them where those needles are positioned.
There are quacks in every field. This only goes to show you why acupuncture "practiced" by fraudsters gives legitimate acupuncture (which has very specific plans and uses following AMA guidelines) a VERY bad name.
She's considering calling the California State Acupuncture Board to report it, since, according to the article, that "treatment" was done in California. If it was done by a state licensed acupuncturist, they could (and should) lose their license.
My wife says whoever provided that "treatment" didn't know anything about acupuncture.
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Bunch of daft folks go on TV to prove just how daft they really are.
It's not an advert, it's a comedy.
Just one that isn't worth watching.
It's not an advert, it's a comedy.
Just one that isn't worth watching.
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The vaginal eggs/steaming, the vampire facial stuff...this is wacky enough that it's not that much of a threat to most, except the very vulnerable or very gullible.
Chiropractic 'practice' though...gets a lot of acceptance pretty close to the mainstream. Anyone going to make a case as to why this shouldn't be treated in exactly the same way as the other stuff?
Because there are a lot of people out there who wouldn't subscribe to much of the utter crap goop peddles while still going in for this sort of thing.
Chiropractic 'practice' though...gets a lot of acceptance pretty close to the mainstream. Anyone going to make a case as to why this shouldn't be treated in exactly the same way as the other stuff?
Because there are a lot of people out there who wouldn't subscribe to much of the utter crap goop peddles while still going in for this sort of thing.
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Rarely a truer word said about psychics.
This Goop series makes me question the validity of other documentaries on Netflix, some of which I'm already very dubious about.
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This sounds way, way worse that that (documentary?) show "Behind the Curve" on Netflix about the Flat Earthers. That was fortunately only one episode. Watch that only out of blatant curiosity (know thy enemy) while ironically assembling my Lego Saturn V rocket kit. Great casualties of the war on science. Thank you Beth for watching this so we don't have to.
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I'm ashamed to say I had a thing for her in the nineties, now I really can't stand her.
The one question I have is does she believe this shit? or does she know it's all snake oil and bs and it's just cynical business?
Given she was already very wealthy, I'd assume she really believes in it, but it wouldn't shock me if it's just old fashioned greed.
Edit for the inevitable typo and a bit of formatting.
The one question I have is does she believe this shit? or does she know it's all snake oil and bs and it's just cynical business?
Given she was already very wealthy, I'd assume she really believes in it, but it wouldn't shock me if it's just old fashioned greed.
Edit for the inevitable typo and a bit of formatting.
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An excellent article as usual, but I sincerely hope this article came with a bonus. Pour yourself a strong beverage, you've earned it.
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