#1 The Promise Of A Golden Retirement
Related post: 20 Times People Pointed Out Real-Life Scams That Are Operating In Plain Sight More info: Reddit Image source: Mr_Bob_Ferguson, aco pbc We work the majority of our lives, during our fittest years of health, for the promise of a golden retirement, when we will probably [be] too old and ill to enjoy it properly.
#2 The Cost Of Education
Image source: nathanielgallant, Chambre des Députés the cost of education
#3 The Entire Fashion Industry
Image source: Goriuk, rjp That the Fashion Industry is anything other than planned obsolescence, designed simply to get people to spend money for no reason.
#4 Salaries
Image source: TheSameButBetter, Victorian Chamber A lot of us have been convinced that we are selling our labour to companies at the correct price, in reality we’re selling it too cheaply.
#5 The Prices Of Anything Baby Related
Image source: CarvedWatermelon, INGURALDE The prices of anything baby related. Toys, food, clothes, etc. Was in a store on Saturday to get a cot mattress and cover. I cried.
#6 Subscription Models
Image source: anon, BTC Trinkets .com The easy-to-join, difficult-to-cancel subscription model.
#7 Health Insurance Not Covering Dental Care
Image source: OldDust8123, Iain Cameron How the f**k does HEALTH insurance not cover dental and vision? What kind of shenanigans is that?
#8 Tipping Culture
Image source: Mrtw33tums, Tzuhsun Hsu Tipping culture. It’s how businesses scammed the general public into paying additional costs so they could avoid paying their staff a living wage.
#9 The Entire Wedding Industry
Image source: J-ShapedNerd, Chris Waits The entire wedding industry. To be clear, not marriage but weddings specifically. I’m happily married to my wife and we were content to do something special just the two of us, maybe spend a couple of grand and treat ourselves a little bit to something amazing. Cue the families getting involved and before you know it we’re spending closer to twenty grand on one day and feeding a bunch of people I’ve not heard of before or since the wedding.
#10 Email Subscriptions
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#11 Taxes And Everything Connected With Them
Image source: dogpupkus, Tom Hilton The lobby around requiring [MOST] Americans to file their taxes with the IRS; while the IRS already has all the relevant information. Edit: Yes we know there’s benefits for you tiny percentage of self-employed individuals and business owners.
#12 Life Being So Expensive
Image source: Fandoms_local_Kiwi, Conall Life. Like, why is it so damn expensive? I didn’t even ask to be here!
#13 Trickle Down Economics
Image source: BarcodeNinja, James Droste Trickle down economics.
#14 Religion
Image source: rabengeieradlerstein, Karl Baron Religion
#15 Airlines Ticket Policy
Image source: waitihaveaface, Berbal Saborio The fact that airlines have X amount of seats per flight, but almost always sell X+10 seats and then refund you about 80% of your ticket cost. Do that to the 10 people and suddenly you have about 2 tickets worth of profits seemingly out of nowhere, and everyone still has a flight. Just an unbelievably immoral way to gain a few bucks, but everyone just goes with it since the airplanes aren’t exactly a train that comes every 10 minutes.
#16 Glasses, Especially Expensive Ones
Image source: Nightblast420, Charles16e GLASSES we need pay too see, biggest scam
#17 Fight Against Climate Change
Image source: Robust_Rooster, majunznk That climate change is up to each individual to go green. It was a campaign by BP that pushed the solution as each individual going green instead of the dozen massive corporations that account for the lions share of greenhouse gases. Going green is good, but it’s a drop in the bucket compared to oil companies, industrial farming, and cargo ships. Edit: lots of “yet you participate in society, curious” type comments from the usual contrarians. Your hot air is adding to the problem.
#18 That Getting Older Gives Wisdom
Image source: De_chook, Hajime Nagahata That getting older gives wisdom. I’m older and I’m just a cranky old f**k.
#19 Diamonds (Are Not Forever)
Image source: Puppycow, Julian Fong Diamonds.
#20 The Five Day/40hr+ Work Week
The five day/40hr+ work week. Image source: OrwellianZinn, Lina Kivaka
title: “20 Biggest Scams In Life That Lure People In But Nobody Wants To Accept As Shared In This Online Group” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-06” author: “Elizabeth Holifield”
#1 The Promise Of A Golden Retirement
Related post: 20 Times People Pointed Out Real-Life Scams That Are Operating In Plain Sight More info: Reddit Image source: Mr_Bob_Ferguson, aco pbc We work the majority of our lives, during our fittest years of health, for the promise of a golden retirement, when we will probably [be] too old and ill to enjoy it properly.
#2 The Cost Of Education
Image source: nathanielgallant, Chambre des Députés the cost of education
#3 The Entire Fashion Industry
Image source: Goriuk, rjp That the Fashion Industry is anything other than planned obsolescence, designed simply to get people to spend money for no reason.
#4 Salaries
Image source: TheSameButBetter, Victorian Chamber A lot of us have been convinced that we are selling our labour to companies at the correct price, in reality we’re selling it too cheaply.
#5 The Prices Of Anything Baby Related
Image source: CarvedWatermelon, INGURALDE The prices of anything baby related. Toys, food, clothes, etc. Was in a store on Saturday to get a cot mattress and cover. I cried.
#6 Subscription Models
Image source: anon, BTC Trinkets .com The easy-to-join, difficult-to-cancel subscription model.
#7 Health Insurance Not Covering Dental Care
Image source: OldDust8123, Iain Cameron How the f**k does HEALTH insurance not cover dental and vision? What kind of shenanigans is that?
#8 Tipping Culture
Image source: Mrtw33tums, Tzuhsun Hsu Tipping culture. It’s how businesses scammed the general public into paying additional costs so they could avoid paying their staff a living wage.
#9 The Entire Wedding Industry
Image source: J-ShapedNerd, Chris Waits The entire wedding industry. To be clear, not marriage but weddings specifically. I’m happily married to my wife and we were content to do something special just the two of us, maybe spend a couple of grand and treat ourselves a little bit to something amazing. Cue the families getting involved and before you know it we’re spending closer to twenty grand on one day and feeding a bunch of people I’ve not heard of before or since the wedding.
#10 Email Subscriptions
Image source: moonman2090, Mario A. P. Click here to unsubscribe to this email notification
#11 Taxes And Everything Connected With Them
Image source: dogpupkus, Tom Hilton The lobby around requiring [MOST] Americans to file their taxes with the IRS; while the IRS already has all the relevant information. Edit: Yes we know there’s benefits for you tiny percentage of self-employed individuals and business owners.
#12 Life Being So Expensive
Image source: Fandoms_local_Kiwi, Conall Life. Like, why is it so damn expensive? I didn’t even ask to be here!
#13 Trickle Down Economics
Image source: BarcodeNinja, James Droste Trickle down economics.
#14 Religion
Image source: rabengeieradlerstein, Karl Baron Religion
#15 Airlines Ticket Policy
Image source: waitihaveaface, Berbal Saborio The fact that airlines have X amount of seats per flight, but almost always sell X+10 seats and then refund you about 80% of your ticket cost. Do that to the 10 people and suddenly you have about 2 tickets worth of profits seemingly out of nowhere, and everyone still has a flight. Just an unbelievably immoral way to gain a few bucks, but everyone just goes with it since the airplanes aren’t exactly a train that comes every 10 minutes.
#16 Glasses, Especially Expensive Ones
Image source: Nightblast420, Charles16e GLASSES we need pay too see, biggest scam
#17 Fight Against Climate Change
Image source: Robust_Rooster, majunznk That climate change is up to each individual to go green. It was a campaign by BP that pushed the solution as each individual going green instead of the dozen massive corporations that account for the lions share of greenhouse gases. Going green is good, but it’s a drop in the bucket compared to oil companies, industrial farming, and cargo ships. Edit: lots of “yet you participate in society, curious” type comments from the usual contrarians. Your hot air is adding to the problem.
#18 That Getting Older Gives Wisdom
Image source: De_chook, Hajime Nagahata That getting older gives wisdom. I’m older and I’m just a cranky old f**k.
#19 Diamonds (Are Not Forever)
Image source: Puppycow, Julian Fong Diamonds.
#20 The Five Day/40hr+ Work Week
The five day/40hr+ work week. Image source: OrwellianZinn, Lina Kivaka
