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It's not a secret to anyone that companies vastly care about money. Some are still interested in their consumers being satisfied with the products – others solely care about profits. Unfortunately, it is a massive problem in our society, and organizations have yet to overcome this issue. 

Corporations will go out of their way to find a method of making even more pennies, and it's fascinating how nowadays we don't really question anything. For instance, one of the best examples would be commercials. Those endless ads you see on a website that don't allow you to binge-watch your favorite video in peace, practically forcing you to get that premium subscription – it's truly a brilliant technique.

Well, this online user took it to one of Reddit's popular communities to ask folks about certain things that might feel normal today, but are just successful propaganda made by companies. The thread received over 61K upvotes in just a few days and almost 40K comments debating over hugely influential business tactics. 

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#1

40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Immigrants are ‘taking’ our jobs, instead of employers seeking to pay criminally low wages to people with fewer choices.

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Fat Harry
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a strange assortment of money in that wallet. Several 50p coins, some Euro and Eurocent coins, Euro notes, a £20 note and an Isle of Man £1 note.

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    #2

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group The lie, in the US at least, that billionaires and CEOs are self made men and women. Most wealth in this country is inherited and most who claim to be "self made" were already born into wealthy families.

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    #3

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Unpaid internships. They should be banned

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    K Witmer
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All those unpaid interns are talking about how the kk family are a bunch of liars after Kim said people don't want to work anymore. Please please don't buy their products.

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    #4

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Working 5 days a week for 8 hours a day and still not being able to afford necessities.

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    Ally MacMann
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What makes this worse is the fact it's the result of the very, very few at the top living in obscene luxury.

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    #5

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group That global warming is the responsibility of the individual and not about 100 corporations.

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    May
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure, but that doesn't mean you should buy a Hummer and throw plastic in the sea.

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    #6

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Referring to insurance as "healthcare"

    Insurance companies do not provide healthcare. They have inserted themselves as middlemen. Physicians, nurses, etc. provide healthcare. Insurance provide payment for costs that are inflated because insurance companies provide payment.

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    #7

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Logo T-Shirts. The consumer literally pays to advertise a brand.

    Powerful-Reaction284 , retna karunia Report

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    User# 6
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, this. Why don't people who proudly display ther Hermes belt or Gucci handbag realise they're basically the unpaid version of the guy wearing a sandwich board advertising a caf?

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    #8

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group "Ask your doctor if JDGYRHKX is right for you!" WTF isn't that his job? I don't ask my mechanic or plumber if I need a certain product. Pharmaceutical marketing is a total ruse.

    patches181 , Herry Lawford Report

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    #9

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Dandelions are weeds. They’re actually very nutritious and great for pollinators. Big Grass are a bunch of d**kheads

    culnaej , Bob Jenkins Report

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    Susie Elle
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Technically, weeds don't exist at all. Where I live, they've now been rebranded to "wild flowers and plants" and are actively being handed out to plant everywhere because, as it turns out, bees are better off with more of these types of plants than they are with the garden varieties. Or so I've been told.

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    #10

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Attaching health insurance to your job and if you have a family and leave your job, you're f**ked.

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    Huddo's sister
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never understood why/how this started in the US. I don't think anywhere else in the world has it tied to their job.

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    #11

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Sugar industry blaming fatty foods for obesity, sparking the low-fat trends and ignoring how bad sugar is for your health.

    BlackSage8 , Lisa Risager Report

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    T.Milly
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Back in the 90's, fat was considered to be the cause behind obesity, hence the "fat-free" or "reduced fat" food trend.

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    #12

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Politicians being a middleman for corporations to influence government policies, instead of middlemen for the people to influence government policies.

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    Powerful Katrinka
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court practically guaranteed that this would happen. Equating corporate money with free speech was one of the most destructive legal decisions in the last 100 years.

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    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Planned obsolescence

    Lenny_III , Cristiano Betta Report

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    Zaza
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So some company, many years ago, made nylon stockings. All the workers were given a pair for their wives to try out. They discontinued making the same stockings, because they were high quality and never wore out, so these ladies never had to buy new pairs. They purposely made crappier ones after that. A lot of companies are doing it and it should be illegal. Not only because of the morality, but also because of the toll it takes on our environment to create (and have to transport and put to waste) 10x time amount of stuff that would otherwise be necessary

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    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Plastics Recycling.

    It was pushed by the plastics industry back in the early 70s when laws were about to be passed to deal with the environmental impact of plastics. In reality a lot of the plastics that have a little recycling symbol on them are not feasible to recycle at all.

    They are still pushing the lie to this very day.

    FriendlyWisconsinite , Alan Levine Report

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    Huddo's sister
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And they ship them off to poorer countries to handle because 'we don't have those capabilities'.

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    #15

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Everything about wedding and engagement rings

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    Sasquatch The Almighty
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everything about weddings, imho. Such a con. I played in a wedding band a couple weeks ago. We were paid obscene money. I overheard a woman explaining to a friend that she and her fiance had saved $30k toward their wedding and therefore were about halfway there. I just find spending that on a one-day party to be absurd, I wouldn't expect someone to drop 30k just to show they love me. Good gods, just tell each other you love each other and put the money towards a house

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    #16

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group That diamonds are forever.. as in indestructible.

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    #17

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Buying bottled tap water.

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    Huddo's sister
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! I can only see the point if it's an area where the tap water is undrinkable.

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    #18

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group The whole work grind and everything associated with it. 40+ hour work week, health insurance tied to it, the need for daycare $$$, time spent commuting…how did all that ever become normal?

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    Emmett O'Brian
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because unions fought to get the work week down to 40 hours. Corporations wanted you to work 12 hour days seven days a week.

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    #19

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Diamonds.

    Real men eat meat.

    That cost of printer ink.

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    #20

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Sending your DNA in for sequencing is a fun and easy way to find out things about yourself, at least according to companies who contractually retain the rights to any and all findings, don't give a s**t about your medical privacy, and are constantly looking for ways to monetize that information.

    ThadisJones , Petra B. Fritz Report

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    Mermaid Elle-Jaye
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I found my dads mum and family this way, no regrets and I’m a nobody, they can keep my dna 😂

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    #21

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group That it is ok to produce a ton of single-use packaging as long as you don’t “litter” it.

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    Huddo's sister
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really wish the government would bring in regulations to limit the use of single use packaging. They banned plastic shopping bags of a certain thickness, but have not gone any further. (In Australia)

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    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Most products made for the care of babies. Babies need very little in the way of furniture, gear, special foods etc. But people are so willing to buy so much stuff.

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    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day" was a marketing campaign used by Kellogs to help sell their cereal.

    -eDgAR- , Mike Barry Report

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    Robert T
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You haven't met me before I've had my breakfast and that all important first cup of coffee! If you do, you'll soon change your mind!

    Ozacoter
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agree. I barely can get out of the house if i dont have breakfast. I get too dizzy

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    LillieMean
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tried for years to force myself to eat breakfast and I was in the afternoon hangry because I wasn’t hungry for lunch. i am slow to wake up and for me and my weight it was better to skip breakfast.

    Wayne Lee
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is completely false. Eating habits changed in the 17th & 18th centuries. Before that, breakfast was the biggest meal of the day. Eating big before bed leads to obesity and ill health. Have you never heard the old adage, " eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince & dinner like a pauper "?

    Dennis Mikulus
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Big Breakfast was important for farmers and laborers. Not so much for office workers.

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    Stephanie
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to never eat breakfast but it does help control blood sugar if you have breakfast. I don't tend to snack more if I eat earlier in the day.

    Huddo's sister
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is important if its low GI though, especially if you have a designated lunch break that you need to have energy to get through until.

    lara
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you are an agricultural worker aka farmer, breakfast is insanely important. You cannot work a 12 hour day [usually more] on a farm and get by with a cup of coffee and croissant. You need a huge breakfast. And that is not a "marketing" scam. It is important. You just "fasted" for 8-12 hours. That's why it is called break fast.

    LilliVB
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The calories income ideal for your breakfast is about 15/20%. Lunch 35/40%, dinner 30/35%. What it's left from a pair of little snack break in the morning and in the afternoon. At least according to what is the nutritionist's advices

    Andy V
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here in Argentina our breakfast is a couple of toasts, coffee with milk or mate (🧉 a typical drink like tea) and sometimes some salty biscuits or croissants. We have a big lunch, like pasta, meat and salad, or something grilled... so we cut the day in half and all go back home for lunch. That's our way. But I remember my father saying that phrase of the most important meal being breakfast!!! In this country people mock northern countries for eating a sausage at 7am and going to work smelling like fried potatoes or garlic... But the truth is we smell like that when we go back to work in the afternoon. And we have to stay at work until 9pm... Our dinners are late, very light, and in a rush just to get to go to sleep 😴

    Anyone-for-tea?
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s really interesting, but you have to stay at work so late? Is that normal for most industries or companies there? How long is your lunch break?? I hope it’s a long time if you’re having to work until 9pm.

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    Heather Talma
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you don't eat breakfast how exactly do you do anything else for the day?

    Brian Bennett
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep that's why you sugar shock your kids before school! ( I had oatmeal and a glass of milk and toast!)

    Cecily Holland
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hence my Vanilla Hospital Formula Sustagen double shot espresso. Has me bouncing out the door lol. (LADA diabetic that can’t stand anything solid before noon*

    Maria Gabriela
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Brazil, the most important meal is lunch, because is the heaviest of the day.

    Timothy Leung
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kellogs may have marketed the idea to their advantage but it does mean this is not true.

    Sydney Rue
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Though in my many health classes and nutrition classes and my mom was a personal trainer that helped people diet they all say breakfast is important because eating too much at the end of the day makes you gain more weight. I guess it depends on what you’re eating a for breakfast. Also carbs and protein are the best for you to eat in the morning.

    Leslie Crittenden
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Breakfast is an important meal, which is exactly why we shouldn't eat the junk they are trying to market as "breakfast food". Have a bowl of rice beans and vegetables, or some miso soup, or even eggs. That's actual nutritious food, and it is an important way to break your fast.

    GlitterQueen541
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone who has always gotten sick if I eat first thing, breakfast is the least important meal!

    robjl 316
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is false. "Breakfast is the most important meal" came from Edward Bernays propaganda to sell more bacon. He got doctors to tell people to eat a healthy breakfast likes eggs and bacon and bacon sales skyrocketed after. Kelloggs just capitalized on breakfast being important and letting the healthy slide.

    Anna Repp
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandfather who was born in the USSR and never heard of Kellogs in his life always told me: "Eat all of your breakfast yourself, share the dinner with your friend and give all of your supper to your enemy." So yeah, the idea of breakfast being the most important meal of the day and no eating after 6 pm are older than Kellog marketing campaigns and heathy lifestyle influentials.

    Mickie Shea
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Giving us an alternative, I'd say a light lunch is more important.

    Petra Biedermann
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rats prefer the cardboard to cereal.....tells me how bad that stuff is for you!

    Kim Lorton
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kids, can you say yeast? Yeast is something we have on our skin and it grows in small chains of three. They can get nasty, but isn’t it nice of Kellogg to show us what a yeast chain looks like in cereal form?

    MsKestrela
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any meal you eat first after not eating for a long while is breakfast. You're breaking your fast. I'm an intermittent faster, eating once a day. My meal usually happens between 3-9 PM, and it definitely is not cereal!

    Om
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it is important, unless you're into intermittent fasting or something like that. What is wrong is considering sugary cereal or any dessert as a good breakfast

    Susanne B
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe in that, and takes care to eat a good meal. Otherwise I go hungry in just a few hours, and may have to make do with a donut or something else with no nutritional value

    somnomania
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i get physically ill if i try and eat an actual meal first thing in my day. i start my day with coffee and a fruit-and-grain bar and a yogurt, and then several hours later i might have something resembling a meal. but in general, putting food in your system first thing is good, your brain and body need nutrients to work.

    Tanya Glover
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Golden bars? S**t looks like brass knuckles to me. Why does the bird need brass knuckles for?

    Frankenfrog
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I will be sick if I eat in the morning or within the first couple of hours after waking up

    bastillee
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The exaggeration that Cheerios is heart healthy when they really mean that if one eats fewer eggs their cholesterol will be lower.

    Amanda Lawrence
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Breakfast is actually good for your health, but you arent doing anything for your health if what you eat is sugar cereal, pop tarts, donuts, etc

    Izzy Curer
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, that breakfast food is a special class of food that's different than any other kind of food. A 1920's marketing campaign by the bacon and egg industries

    I I
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    cant even do breakfast , i hate having to eat just so i can take my pills , i have a protein drink as cant be eating at 5am

    ZAPanda
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, Kellogs isn't really food, it's basically pencil shavings with some sugar and dye.

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    #24

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Companies like Intuit have lobbied to make sure filing taxes can't be free and easy.

    FunnOnABunn , 401(K) 2012 Report

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    Jenny Shmurak
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    US is weird. The government already has all your information. In most countries people don't need to file taxes every year, unless they own a business.

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    Women shaving. In the US, Women shaving any part their bodies wasn’t even a thing before WWII, but all the men got drafted to war and razor companies took a big hit, so they successfully convinced all of us that natural hair growing anywhere out of a woman’s body besides her hair and eyebrows is disgusting.

    I’m talking specifically about western culture/the United States. Evidence of ancient Greeks and Egyptians/etc shaving has no relevance in this instance.

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    Huddo's sister
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was also the fact that there were silk and nylon shortages during the war, so women's legs were on show so unshaven legs were noticeable. Then of course you had the swimwear fashion changing in the 60s+ and more skin was seen. The swimwear companies wouldn't show models with bikini lines in their ads, so razor companies profited from this too.

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    #27

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Terms of service agreements example when you buy a phone do you read all 30 pages of your service agreement letting you know that they have basically proprietary control over everything you say and do.

    WolfThick , Sean MacEntee Report

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    Suzi Q
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Years ago one company hid a prize in the terms and conditions that you only got if you read them.) It had instructions to claim the prize.) It might have been Apple, anybody remember that? I don't think that would happen today because the trick would be blasted on social media and defeat the incentive to read them.

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    #28

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group The way we celebrate holidays is much more of a production than it used to be - Christmas, Halloween, Valentine’s Day. Just more excuses to consume c**p en masse.

    Share-Shuffle , Shetland Arts Report

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    Guy MacGregor
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    what does "c**p" means? English isn't my first language and slang isn't my strong suit.

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    #29

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group That you need to drink milk in order to get calcium. Calcium is a mineral and can be found in leafy greens and broccoli to name a couple. The whole, “got milk?” campaigns and all that were funded by the dairy industry. Pretty successful propaganda!

    ur-squirrel-buddy , Mike Mozart Report

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    Suzi Q
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing wrong with drinking milk if you like it. If you don't, there's other sources of calcium. Calcium absorbs better in an acidic environment, that's why Tums is not a good calcium supplement. It doesn't have an acidic environment. Calcium citrate is best absorbing.

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    #30

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Buying a diamond ring when you propose

    thealchimistguy , ljv Report

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    Julia Winfield
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    100% agree. Pointless. Use the money for something important and worthwhile. Down payment on something..or an emergency fund. A year after I was proposed to we sold the ring. He didn't pay for it so we just profited off it. Never regretted it.

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    #31

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Mothers Day. The original intent was to have a holiday to appreciate mothers, corporations ended up making it a big money grab, and then the person who petitioned for mothers day spent the rest of their life trying to get the holiday removed.

    _Royal_Insylum , Nenad Stojkovic Report

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    Got Myself 4 Dwarves
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't want anything shop bought for Mother's Day, I couldn't care less - I live getting handmade cards from my kids, breakfast in bed and having them take over for a day - zero money involved, ideal day for me to sit and relax

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    #32

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group An entire nurdle of toothpaste on your brush.

    You don't need that much. A pea-sized amount is enough.

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    #33

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group COMMERCIALS. they’re everywhere, YouTube, TV, Hulu, Spotify, etc. the only way to get rid of commercials is to, surprise surprise, pay more which is ANOTHER commercial. Just now realizing that commerce is the basis of commercial lol

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    #34

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Credit Ratings

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are utter BS. Your credit score will go down when you finally make that last mortage payment! "But I have no debt" "We only want to know whether you are able to make the payments on the debt you already have"

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    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Not discussing your income with coworkers. At least in the US, employees are protected, so they are allowed to discuss income amongst each other without fear of getting fired for it. However, a lot of companies have kept the idea that it is taboo or that your job may be at risk for doing so and a lot of people still buy it to this day.

    Yes, most people that live in the US know that all states (except Montana) are "at-will" states, meaning that they can fire you for no reason at all, meaning that while technically they won't fire you for discussing pay, some companies will not like it and find any excuse to let you go, so keep that in mind.

    Also, some companies will try to stop if right off the bat by having it in your employee handbook that you are not to discuss pay, so make sure you check that out in your case. My company actually has the opposite, stating that they will never go after someone for discussing pay, and they even have it posted in public areas. However, I'm not naive and understand that while it may seem that way, they can just be doing that to protect themselves, so who knows. I've been there for a few years now and we have not heard of anyone getting fired for anything that could be even remotely related to pay discussions.

    The point of my comment was to let people know that the idea of discussing your pay with other employees being a "no-no" or taboo is an antiquated idea started by greedy companies decades ago to help keep the average worker from demanding better wages that they rightfully should be getting in the first place, and that legally they can't outright fire you simply for doing that (with exceptions, of course). I myself have no issues letting anyone know how much I make if they ask, and if they use that to get themselves properly compensated, then I'm happy for them at the end of the day.

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    #36

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Apple

    Whoever is behind the apple marketing campaign is a genius and flooding the consumers with propaganda. There's no real correlation between how many apples you eat each a day and how often you visit the doctor or get sick

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    #37

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group People eating KFC during Christmas time in Japan because of KFC's marketing campaign that promoted their products as a traditional Western Christmas treat.

    ClementinaGriffie , Marufish Report

    #38

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Merch drops, secret popup locations, limited runs, etc.

    These are just marketing tactics to create Artificial Scarcity and hype/demand that wouldn't be there otherwise.

    TheMiddleManz , Phil Cloud Report

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    Jessica Rabbit
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is just using the business rule of supply and demand...In this instance they have to create a demand and pretend that the supply is low in order to justify the higher costs...

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    #39

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Carrots helping you see in the dark was WW2 propaganda to confuse the Germans.

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    Susie Elle
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Carrots contain beta carotene which is metabolized into vitamin A, which is important in proper functioning of the eyes. One of the first signs of Vitamin A deficiency is night blindedness. So I guess it's not that far-fetched, although carrots won't give you night vision :)

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    #40

    “You should pay off debt by getting more debt!”

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Out gov gets heat for doing that. The problem conveniently ignored is that previous gov took high-interest loan. Current gov got negative interest loan, which is used to pay off the high-interest loan. I’d call that smart.

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    #41

    I'm surprised I haven't seen someone say the idea that cars are indispensable, at least in the United States.

    Unless you live in one of about 15 cities in the US, life is much more complicated and difficult without a car, and even then our cities are almost completely designed around accommodating car access and traffic.

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    #42

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group Someone mentioning diamonds reminds me of """""chocolate""""" diamonds.

    What are they in actuality? Industrial diamonds (if I remember correctly) that are more common and/or less 'nice' than normal rocks, but clever marketing has convinced some women that they're "exotic".

    Blue_Dog_Democracy , Jay Tamboli Report

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Australia has some of the largest deposits of diamonds in the world, but a large percentage of them were differing shades of brown, which is not as desirable to the completely clear diamonds that deBeers has as part of its monopoly propaganda. So, enterprising Aussie gem dealers dubbed the brown diamonds with such names as "Chocolate" or "Cognac" to make them more appealing to buyers.

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    #43

    Jaywalking.

    Jaywalking or Jay-Birds was a derogatory term coined by automobile manufacturers to get pedestrians off of the road so more cars would sell.

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    #44

    40 Ideas People Believe To Be Normal But Are Actually Propaganda Created By Corporations, According To Folks In This Online Group i think i heard the food pyramid is a scam

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