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What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore? (lemm.ee)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago

Mass Surveillance.

Companies and governments alike have successfully convinced most people that they have "nothing to fear".

[–] scarabic 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Religion. The all-time champion, no contest, just as George Carlin said:

https://youtu.be/2tp0UNcjzl8

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Printers and printer ink

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[–] starclaude 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

gacha game, paying premium money, an insane amount event just to see virtual character

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[–] Rhoeri 18 points 2 years ago

Religion.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (17 children)

The extra .9 cent we pay for every gallon of gas in the USA.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Car rental - I'm 95% sure I don't need any of those extra insurances but due to pressure and fear tactics (you do want to be covered if x happens, right?), it's hard to know in the moment.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I rent a car very often through work, and I always get those extra insurances, because:

My company pays for it
More than once the car rental companies have found some nano-scale damage to the car that I couldn't have caused (must've been there when I picked it up), and they try to pin it on me, something my job wouldn't cover. And unsurprisingly, those claims only happen when I don't have that extra insurances.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Patents

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (12 children)

Battle passes and most microtransactions in games. Day one patches, and GaaS games, always online games and expiring media licenses. VAC bans on Steam.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

most cheap things that fall apart after a short time

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Resort fees, especially in Las Vegas.

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[–] dobeltip 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Video game trailers

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Toilet paper

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Girl Scout cookies

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[–] Crackhappy 13 points 2 years ago

Credit cards and everything to do with the debt trap.

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