Why is the snake oil topic closed?

Nonoise wrote:
"Forget my previous lament about the neighborhood: it's the whole planet. We're being dumbed down at an alarming pace."

By design my friend....by design.  It is much more difficult to subjugate an aware and educated populous than one that is ignorant and needy.

What is reality?  Is reality a concept that is individualized?  Is reality different things to different people?  You bet it is.  150 years ago there were many people "cured" by the likes of Dr. John's Miracle Elixir.  To be cured though, required the belief that  one would be cured.  All religions are based on this concept as is much of the audio industry in the 21st century.