Not admitted · Not a forecast
Rules 1.1.0 · as of 14 Sep 2026
Owen Scott Muir · Said 24 Feb 2026 · owen-2094
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Not a forecast
“If you’re in a study at all, you’re going to do better, which is why we randomize to placebo in the first place.”
Author's remark in the discussion of placebo with Brandon Li: people enrolled in a clinical trial do better regardless of arm, which is the reason trials randomize to placebo. A general claim about trial participation, not a dated forecast.
Descriptive, retrospective, or a statement of preference; no future state asserted.