Trying out a new aftershave

[Pondlife]

Wanna sniff...

A nasal spray which increases our trust for strangers is showing promise as a treatment for social phobia, say scientists from Zurich University.
They found that people who inhaled the "love hormone" oxytocin continued to trust strangers with their money - even after they were betrayed.

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Anyone else think this could go horribly wrong for the users?

[oracleslave]

Anyone else think this could go horribly wrong for the users?

I can see the court cases already.

[Marina]

They found that people who inhaled the "love hormone" oxytocin continued to trust strangers with their money - even after they were betrayed.

They must pump the stuff out of the air vent by the lottery ticket counter in Sainsbury's each saturday, because I trust them to sell me seven lucky dips that'll win the jackpot, but have been shamefully betrayed every time for years.

[shelby68]

A trust drug? bloody hell agents must be sponsoring the development of that one...

[Chantho]

Wanna sniff...



Obligatory BBC Linky

Anyone else think this could go horribly wrong for the users?

There is a drug which can cure gullibility (which used to require brain surgery). If you are interested I will tell you where to send the 100GBP for a month's supply.