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From constant, invasive ads, to subscription services, the modern world has a slew of annoyances that we all seem to dislike, but still participate in. So one account on X ended up creating a viral thread when it asked “What’s a scam that's so normalized that we don’t even realize it’s a scam anymore?” 

People from all over the internet showed up to list the obvious deceptions companies pull regularly and we just eat up. So be sure to upvote the most egregious examples as you scroll through and share your thoughts and experiences in the comments section below. 

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marvin_H96 Report

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EricEatsHTX Report

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Lame Llama
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is how the government pays for other stuff, like infrastructure. If you own more, you should pay more.

iseefractals
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, lets see, taxes only pay for libraries, schools, roads, bridges, highways, public transport, the postal system, medicare/medicade/social security/welfare, emergency services, the police, public defenders and the rest of the court system....and in most of the rest of the world, people are educated enough to understand that paying higher taxes so as to fund free university, universal health care, and months or years of PAID maternity leave is actually so much cheaper and more beneficial to YOU, and every other aspect of society that you would have to possess a mental capacity so lacking as to be confused by the concept of Round.

Timbob
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the U.S., in my area, every time a house is resold, every time ! , even if it’s sold every 6 months somebody has to pay for a “title search” ! That’s got to be one of the biggest scams ever !

Wednesday
Community Member
4 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is how the government pays for things like taking away women's rights, persecuting people that aren't straight white men, militarizing the police, buying fighter jets and war ships that no one in the military wants or needs and tells the government so all while cutting social programs, neglecting the infrastructure, interfering with and dismantling our education system and generally being greedy, cronyistic, nepotistic, jerks.

Mental Liberals
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1 year ago

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All governments are corrupt! ALL politicians are corrupt! OUR money is used for whatever they feel like without our consent!

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