I genuinely admire The Liver Doc for calling out the scientific claims behind Temple. We need more clinicians willing to challenge pseudoscience, irrespective of how powerful or successful the entrepreneur is.
But the fascinating part of this controversy is the Indian market.
We live in a country where even the wealthiest, most educated and intellectually accomplished people routinely fall for false claims of pseudoscience and alternative medicine.
Now combine that gullibility with Deepinder Goyal’s extraordinary entrepreneurial track record, Eternal’s marketing and distribution muscle, and the persistence that built Zomato.
What could possibly go wrong?
I suspect Temple will be a commercial success, irrespective of whether its scientific claims eventually stand up to scrutiny (absolutely rubbish stuff as of now :)
Perhaps Temple is not just a health device. It could become a status symbol — a rather expensive way of saying:
“I don’t need to listen to doctors. I have money, I have technology, and I can afford to ignore evidence.”
In India (or in many parts of rich world), perhaps the ultimate wellness flex isn’t living longer, but being able to afford increasingly sophisticated ways of ignoring science.
Temple might just become the ultimate status symbol for the affluent wellness-sceptic 😂
@spinesurgeon@aditya_gan3500@theliverdoc@Dr_Blackjack
You’ve heard a lot about Umar Khalid through the media. But amid the media witch-hunt against him, there has been very little space for him to speak for himself, especially since he’s spent the last six years in jail.
So I want to tell you a little about my friend Umar, in his own words, as shared with his family and friends.
THIS IS HILARIOUS 😂😂
Shyam Rangeela brought “2014 Modi” to Jantar Mantar and the crowd lost it.
That Modi would have called students India’s future, spoken of their tears, and promised to stand with them.
Today’s PM is silent while students face paper leaks, tear gas and lathis.
Today is a prime example of why @DelhiPolice is and should rightly be referred to as Dalli Police. The most uncultured, spineless, and cowardly police force in India.
I’ve been trying to get into that Dinosaur doc on Netflix and my brain just can’t wrap my head around the timing. What you mean it rained for a million years? What you mean the first dinosaur was the size of a pigeon for millions of years?