Good post. I like these examples, though I find the names you’ve given to each type to not that be that evocative and I expect to struggle to remember them or explain them to others. For example, sleeping pills do something real. Perhaps you mean something like sugar (placebo) pills? Or antibiotics for a cold?
Yeah, I could see giving sleeping pills as a phenomenon a different name, but (while I am unsure,) in the industry I think the term is well known, so I’m sticking with it.
Still, I’m open to better suggestions, but sugar pill / placebo doesn’t seem better, since it’s much less clear as an analogy.
Good post. I like these examples, though I find the names you’ve given to each type to not that be that evocative and I expect to struggle to remember them or explain them to others. For example, sleeping pills do something real. Perhaps you mean something like sugar (placebo) pills? Or antibiotics for a cold?
Sleeping pills is the right analogy: they are buying peace of mind, and actually truly getting the benefit of “less stress”
But sleeping pills aren’t just about stress, they’re very concretely about putting you to sleep which they do.
Yeah, I could see giving sleeping pills as a phenomenon a different name, but (while I am unsure,) in the industry I think the term is well known, so I’m sticking with it.
Still, I’m open to better suggestions, but sugar pill / placebo doesn’t seem better, since it’s much less clear as an analogy.
That’s orthogonal to my comment.
Sleeping pills help you sleep.
Buying overpriced insurance (lowers stress and thereby) helps you sleep.