Join the Fun!

alp1ne , Honey Yanibel Minaya Cruz Report

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams Convincing every high school kid they NEED to go to university. In reality skilled Trades or another specialized school would be the best route for a lot of people, and the pay can be very good.

Final score:

598points

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Hugh Willie Mungous 3 years ago

One of the great mistakes of recent Western thinking was the decision to push so many of the young towards higher education (and in to degrees of limited use) and away from apprenticeships. This has resulted in heavily indebted graduates who are of no use to the job market and an extreme skill shortage.

146points

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams Scientology

droflo420 Report

Final score:

597points

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Caro Caro 3 years ago

Dangerous sh!t.

119points

Redditor MelteyReddit’s question got quite a bit of attention on r/AskReddit. Their thread got 20.2k upvotes and 15.4k comments, while the original poster racked up a whopping 55 awards at the time of writing.

“When I first published my question, I didn't think it would get so much attention. I thought to get a few responses here and there but quickly realized my phone exploded with notifications,” the redditor shared with Bored Panda how they reacted to their post going viral.

“The reason why I think [the question] resonated so well is because it's a very open discussion that can be easily argued about,” they pointed out that there’s quite a bit of nuance in the thread and not everything is as black and white as it seems.

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams Any product that's made by Gwyneth Paltrow

lamesas Report

Final score:

570points

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Chris Wade 3 years ago

Love her in movies but man, she's off her nut lol

153points

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams Anything that says it will detox your body. That's what your kidneys are for.

drromancer , Birgith Roosipuu Report

Final score:

526points

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Milan 3 years ago

Detox is a big big lie (bullsh*t)

100points

bluthco , National Cancer Institute Report

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams US healthcare system. I went to the ER a few weeks ago for an unknown pain in my chest and overall sh***y feeling. Got slapped with a 1500 bill with what turned out to be viral food poisoning. My brother, who is a doctor, said that was normal. Why the f**k is that normal?!

Final score:

467points

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A B C 3 years ago (edited)

Because that's what a sad majority of the US-Americans wanted and still want, because the Orange tells them lies about how paying such ludicrous amounts (and $1500 is cheap) is better than having universal healthcare. I'm sorry for you folks.

134points

MelteyReddit personally believes that it’s vital to know where your money is going. “I always try to stay up to date with where my money is going. If you are unsure if something is a scam, you can try looking it up on the internet to see how other people feel about it,” they urged people to do their own background research before purchasing something. What’s more, if your gut says that something’s off, chances are that something fishy is actually going on.

In MelteyReddit’s opinion, there are a few things that stand out and scream that something’s secretly just one big giant scam.

“I think the best way to recognize one is by a few factors, [for example,] if they are really pushy about a product that they wanna sell or if the website design/product design looks fake/rushed. Or if they ask an unreasonable amount of money for their product,” they shared their take on how to recognize hidden scams. “An answer posted a lot on my post was the lottery or casinos. Of course, we can't forget those.”

The author of the post added that they’re thrilled and thankful to everyone who engaged with their thread on r/AskReddit. “I want to thank everyone for answering my post, it means a lot to me!”

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams Funeral services, preying on the grief of loved ones.

I understand that its really for the living to celebrate their lost loved ones, but when I'm done I just want my family to bury my dead ass in the backyard and throw a bash at the house in my honor. Doubt I'll mind considering I'm dead.

SingleFunction80 , Rhodi Lopez Report

Final score:

403points

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Lytha 3 years ago

And the prices are crazy. You just lost someone you love and you literally have to wonder how you're going to pay for their funeral.

112points

Visible-Activity2200 , Alex Kotliarskyi Report

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams That humans are here to just work and die. No way humans evolved so we can work 5 of 7 days of the week, trying to jam fun in on weekends

Final score:

390points

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Emowan 3 years ago

I can't really afford it, but I now only do 2 hours on Wednesday morning instead of a full day. I use the rest of the day for appointments and relaxation. Been a godsend for my mental health.

88points

northern_light007 , Stephen Phillips Report

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams Emails and messages from corporates and celebrities that "We are in this together" during the pandemic.

Final score:

375points

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Lytha 3 years ago

All sent from their villas to several million while we "essential workers" continued to go to work to be paid trifles.

103points

For an earlier article, I’d spoken with one of the mods helping run the r/Scams subreddit, a community that helps support the victims of scams and help inform them about the various ways criminals might try to bamboozle them.

One of the mods told Bored Panda that rudimentary research, education, and preparation all make a huge difference when trying to recognize scams for what they are. Nobody is ever 100% foolproof, no matter how insightful and perceptive they might be, but it’s always better to educate ourselves. Internet scams, in particular, can be more difficult to recognize in some cases because you’re no longer dealing face-to-face with a real-life person.

“When you have a real person in front of you, a typical person will feel shame or guilt at the thought of taking advantage of a person. With the internet, you aren't dealing with a person, but a username and avatar. It is much easier to act maliciously when you don't have a real victim directly in front of you," they explained.

#10

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams Planned obsolescence.

recaffeinated Report

Final score:

365points

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Gandalf the Pink 3 years ago

A bit lacking in elaboration here so: Planned obsolescence is the practice of artificially making a product's lifespan shorter so people will replace it more often. This leads to a massive waste of resources and towering amounts of hardware trash that most often isn't recycled. Poisoning the planet all in the name of profit. If you wonder why phones seem to generally break just in time for a new generation of phones that's why. Nokia bricks was never as profitable as today's iPhones which a lot of people replace semi-anually. Imagine building yourself a house but not making it as sturdy and long lasting as possible. Planned obsolescence is seriously a horrifyingly Earth-destructive strategy. Another good example is light bulbs, which early models could last many years or even decades but today's light bulbs are manufactured to last about a year. Check out "This is why we can't have nice things" by Veritasium on youtube!

144points

#11

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams Organized religion.

thedeadeye , Aaron Burden Report

Final score:

365points

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Mike Crow 3 years ago

Organized religion is now big business, especially in the USA.

11points

mywifemademegetthis Report

#12

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams The whole baby product industry is based on making parents feel worthless and irresponsible if they don’t shill out for things that will be outgrown or unnecessary in six months.

Final score:

358points

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Lytha 3 years ago

When my son was born, as soon as I went out with him, even for an hour, I literally took EVERYTHING I could need. My bag weighed tons, but I was like "you never know". A few months later, I took a diaper or two, wipes and something to drink. And I had a lot of stress in less. It's difficult because indeed, as young parents, we take a lot of judgment in our teeth. "Ah, didn't you take (insert here the super crappy trendy thing that everyone considers essential)?" "You only took 12 diapers for an hour's outing ??? how are you going to do it?" "Do you use disposable wipes? I thought you were green?" "Is your stroller a second hand? You should have bought the (insert here a trendy stroller that costs a kidney)" ....

99points

“Online scams also use a lot of tricks to pressure buyers; low prices, pushes to buy now!, taking advantage of someone's kindness or naivete (re: advance check fraud, money mules, etc), or advertising one product and sending another (or nothing at all, by using a fake tracking number). Getting a person to make a decision via high-pressure tactics and preventing them from reflecting and making a sound decision is key," the mod from r/Scams told Bored Panda earlier.

"If a deal is too good to be true, it is. If you see a pair of brand new Apple AirPods advertised for $50, you are not getting an authentic product. There are many counterfeit items out there on the market, and you need to verify authenticity before hitting buy," they said.

"Not only to avoid contributing to the counterfeit market, but because these knockoff products do not always go through the same safety standards of the real item; they may not be UL certified, they may use chemicals or ingredients that are not FDA approved and are unsafe for use on or in the human body, or could cause major harm to human life or property."

#13

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams Any claim that a 'magic' drink will help you burn fat.

No, no drink or no food can burn that -- that is a pure fabrication.

moosejaw110 , Alex Lvrs Report

Final score:

356points

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Milan 3 years ago

Eat less calories than you burn is the magic math…

88points

#14

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams Ink cartridges for your printer are super cheap to manufacture but the retail price is really high

holytaco57 Report

Final score:

327points

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Trillian 3 years ago (edited)

That's why they can make printers super cheap. You will pay through the cartridges

74points

CaptainPlummet , Shardayyy Photography Report

#15

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams The wedding industry in the U.S.

$20,000 - $30,000 for a single day, stressful-as-hell event. When I learned a photographer alone runs $5000 minimum I almost puked. And a lot of venues didn’t give a s**t about covid and hosted packed weddings, resulting in deaths because “wE gOtTa MaKe MoNeY sOmEhOw” Absolute slime balls.

Now before all the vendors dog pile me, let me be clear, I’m fully aware why you guys charge as much as you do. I also hope you understand why an average person like me looks at the price and says hell no.

And for those that want a conventional wedding: If you can swing it, do whatever you want. My wife and I did a Sandals all-inclusive vaca/wedding/honeymoon, which has its own pros and cons but still a no-brainer due to the cost and convenience.

Final score:

311points

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Lytha 3 years ago

A closed friend had a "dream" wedding, very expensive, very "conventional", very "not her". And when I found out the amounts allocated for this wedding, it hurt me a bit, because if I had such an amount, I could have finished paying off the house ... (spoiler alert, this was 15 years ago and the house is not yet reimbursed: D)

67points

#16

Bottled water, looking at you Nestlé

some_bs_name_ Report

Final score:

292points

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Hugh Willie Mungous 3 years ago

I've only ever bought bottled water when I was in a jam - whenever I needed water and couldn't get tap water easily. I've never understood why anybody would waste their money on bottled water.

68points

#17

Instagram fitness model meal plans. I cant believe people still pay them a lot of money for cookie cut meal plans and fitness advice. They are literally just pulling s**t off of google, copy paste your name, and make you think its personalized for you. Taking advantage of dumb people who are desperate to lose weight. Its pitiful on both sides.

thascarecro Report

Final score:

281points

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Suzanne Haigh 3 years ago

I would not call them dumb or pitifull, I would say "Hopefull" or "Desperate"

2points

#18

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams Any online course promising to teach you how to make money

Sullixio , Samantha Borges Report

Final score:

279points

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Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 3 years ago

I basically make 80000-1000000000000 per day>>>>>>>omg so life changing>>>>>>>work online>>>>>>>*insert sketchy link*

26points

#19

Two-party political systems. They seem to be in opposition to each other but in reality take "donations" from the same entities to further their agendas, so the sense of choice is mostly false in reality.

Mr_Lumbergh Report

Final score:

266points

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May 3 years ago

I only know of the US that does this (Though I guess the UK comes close?) and from the outside it seems that that whole system needs to be scrapped and started over. It looks broken beyond repair.

64points

#20

All multi-level marketing companies.

They tell you that all you have to do Is get 5 people to sign up and they each get 5 people to sign up, etc. Except these are not mathematical geniuses running these companies. By the time you get about 12 levels deep, you’ve surpassed the entire population of the Earth. It’s a good lesson in exponents.

FatherPyrlig Report

Final score:

264points

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Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)

Just look at who falls for them, in huge numbers, and you’ll see why they don’t want the best and brightest. They don’t intend for anybody to do anything but spend money buying stock to sell.

34points

#21

Companies saying their employees are valuable to them and they care about their employees.

Uncertn_Laaife Report

Final score:

258points

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Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago

The emptiest f*****g words in the world.

71points

#22

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams Casinos.

All of the casinos in my state are video poker and video slot machines. There are barely any table games left.

No one is happy, no one is having fun. It's just a room full of zombies feeding the machines and losing money. Every person I talk to is convinced that they know the secret formula to win. You cannot win.

It might sound trivial but the old slots were just a spinning reel. These new machines are extremely addictive. The way the lights flash and the sounds go off like: Bing Bing BING. WINNER of 40 cents. The entire thing is a psychology hack to give people the impression that they're winning when they're not.

MSFNinja , Kvnga Report

Final score:

248points

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Sam Kunz 3 years ago

We have a new Casino near where I live. I stopped in because they were offering a free buffet. I walked around and saw one person sit down and start to win hand over fist on a video slot. People crowded around the person. This person made thousands in minutes. Then got up and disappeared into the crowd but I followed and saw this "Winner" sneak into an employee only door. This person was paid to pretend to win.

122points

Accurate_Interview10 , Vasily Koloda Report

#23

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams College tuition. I graduated with a B.S. Information Technology and Computer Science. Working at a job and earning just as much as my coworkers who didn’t go to college and earned certifications. They have zero debt, while I’m $40k in the hole.

Final score:

234points

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beastmachine. 3 years ago

Dude I'll be getting into uni next month and my fees are about $300/yr for a STEM/CS deg that includes tuition and lodging along with food coz it's sponsored by government. For places that aren't sponsored you may have to shell out $4000-5000/yr and that's pretty reasonable

14points

#24

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams Trying to look good for men by reading women's magazine articles! Throw those magazines away, take good care of yourself, make the best of what you've got and don't be defined by someone else's expectations of what you should be.

KatPrincess88 , Charisse Kenion Report

Final score:

232points

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Hugh Willie Mungous 3 years ago

Men don't have these weird expectations of women either.

38points

#25

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams Recycling plastics.

Less than 10% of plastic waste is actually recycled.

vitto2point0 , Julia Joppien Report

Final score:

230points

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Hugh Willie Mungous 3 years ago

Why not just ban the use of single use plastics? It is easy - and quite a few countries have taken major steps in this direction. We can (and have in the past) relied on glass bottles, paper bags, paper straws, card burger containers, card ear bud shafts etc. etc.. Profits need not be affected (heaven forbid!) and most/many consumers would tolerate the tiny increase in prices.

86points

#26

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams The five day work week

yomommafool , Debagni Sarkhel Report

Final score:

226points

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Julie C Rose 3 years ago

*5+

38points

hellofellowhumanss , Mika Baumeister Report

#27

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams Apple cables

Final score:

224points

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ben woskje 3 years ago

The apple eco-system - all of it. Intentionally created to be product specific, always technically behind the current technology standards - creates an obscene amount of waste... all to lock people in.

86points

#28

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams In the US, doing my own taxes. The government literally has all my info and can do it for me, but their excuse is that "but Americans like doing their own taxes!". No. I especially don't like being forced to pay for a service like TurboTax either.

turnOn , Kelly Sikkema Report

Final score:

212points

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Gin. No tonic 3 years ago (edited)

In my country taxes are done on a government's website, where most of the info is already inserted and I just have to check it or can add some extra expenses (such as giving back education/housing loan). It takes no more than 15 minutes once a year

80points

tim_to_tourach , Chelsea shapouri Report

#29

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams Essential Oils being marketed as having these major health benefits/as treatment for illnesses. The only exception being clearing your sinuses. Some essential oils actually do pretty good work in that regard (at least for me personally... mileage will vary I'm sure).

Final score:

197points

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May 3 years ago

Seems when people don't have access to affordable health care, they'll try any alternative - no matter how far fetched

54points

#30

The entire working economy is a scam. You bust your ass for half of your waking hours, at least, then get told that your work is worthless and you don't deserve basic needs... even though your rich owners are making millions in profit off of your "worthless" labor?

NoKenjataimu Report

Final score:

182points

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J. F. 3 years ago (edited)

"I don't pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages." - Robert Bosch, sadly something that was forgotten over the last 30 years

64points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

See Also on Bored Panda

Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#31

The "All natural" market/label. Means nothing.

jackHadIt Report

Final score:

173points

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troufaki13 3 years ago

Gluten free. Most people are not gluten intolerant, it's just a fad they need to follow.

83points

#32

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams Adobe’s subscription based monopoly

pregnantbaby , Szabo Viktor Report

Final score:

172points

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beastmachine. 3 years ago

Dude, just search on Google and you'll find so many alternatives. Maybe try watching Linus Tech Tips video on how they made videos without using any Adobe product

41points

RandomBeing 3 years ago

Photopea instead of photoshop :)

6points

WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

There are cheap or even free alternatives for practically every software suite or program/app.

4points

Thomas Turnbull 3 years ago

That comment hardly helps photoshop users does it.

1point

Miss Cris 3 years ago

*search on Duckduckgo

1point

Vic D 3 years ago

I have been using Paintshop Pro by Corel for many years, they make lots of filters and plugins for photoshop , you can get the mega bundle cheap during sales

0points

Wandaluzt 3 years ago

Tell him on Reddit where he posted this.

-1point

mac 3 years ago

Used to love Adobe until they made this change. Money grubbing a-holes!

8points

Dre Mosley 3 years ago

Switch over to Affinity if possible then. Many can't because let's face it, Adobe is the industry standard.

6points

Sparkleybright 3 years ago

Have been using Affinity for 4 years now and it is fabulous! It isn't free, about $50, but sometimes on sale for $35, but you get free upgrades. Haven't paid for one yet. Plenty of videos on line to get you started. It's is really a great program. (not affiliated in any way with Affinity, just a satisfied customer)!!!

4points

John Dilligaf 3 years ago

Not just Adobe. Microsoft is doing it with their Office products also.

4points

Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 3 years ago (edited)

Adobe has competition in the industry, just most people won't hear about them outside the industry. Quark and Serif (now Affinity) were huge when I worked in printing. If you want to escape Adobe, it's entirely on you; check out the competition, Affinity is pretty damn good.

4points

Gabby M 3 years ago

I loved Quark when I worked GD at my print/newspaper job back in the 80's

2points

GirlFriday 3 years ago

I am a graphic designer and I am here to tell you that while I use Adobe Illustrator all day, every day (it is my preference), Adobe is not the only game in town. There are so many products out there will do what the Adobe Suite will do.

4points

Peter Trudell Jr 3 years ago

True, but industry standards being what they are, you feel trapped. Jobs don't look for people with Affinity experience, but Adobe Creative Cloud... I almost made the leap to Affinity's trio of products, but in looking for jobs, the Big 'A' has a stranglehold.

2points

Peryton 3 years ago

I switched to Affinity. So much better and so cheap!!

2points

Allan Breum 3 years ago

Just pirate it. If they're gonna be greedy, then they will get Zero from me.

1point

barnaby staniland 3 years ago

So many features you can't get pirating though

0points

Lev Pertsov 3 years ago

Monopoly? Capture One, Luminar and many others will disagree with you.

1point

A B C 3 years ago

I'm far from being a pro, but: I know Adobe, but I haven't heard a single time about Capture One or Luminar. Adobe DOES have a monopoly, kinda like Microsoft. Sure, there's Linux and OSX, but they're niche OSs your average John Doe won't be using.

6points

Margaret Weaver 3 years ago

Subscription software is a scam regardless.

0points

Milena Radeva 3 years ago

Affinity have a full replacement of the whole Adobe Creative Suit. Affinity Photo is just as good as Photoshop.

0points

Cass Lavallee 3 years ago

To add to Adobe's; Quicken and Microsoft. Quicken especially as that is the one all the financial institutions use. I shouldn't have to pay a subscription in order to download my transactions. Microsoft Money is much easier to use and FREE.

0points

Eva Sawyer 3 years ago

This should be WAY higher on the list then this

0points

DumYum 3 years ago (edited)

I hate Adobe because of the money grubbing. But I love Adobe because I am fluent in Illustrator and InDesign. Currently, I am using Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer and Affinity Publisher for laptop/computer. Affinity works but I am not in love because I still can’t find some of the tools I need where I expect them to be and I don’t remember the terminology of some of their tools and panels yet. Adobe was so second nature. But the revolution has begun.

0points

El muerto 3 years ago

industry standar, you have to know them and have to own them to be able to work smoothly with anyone...and of course the newest version or somebody won't be able to read your file...and we are stuck

0points

Solidhog 3 years ago

GIMP2 instead of Photoshop. Inkscape instead of Illustrator. DaVinci Resolve instead of PermierPro.

-1point

Clark Meldrum 3 years ago

Ugh, you like have to pay $50.00 just to unsubscribe.

-1point

Martin Čapek 3 years ago

You can have it for free, if you are Adobe stock contributor.

-3points

#33

College… TEXTBOOKS

WebbedRose103 Report

Final score:

170points

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tiari 3 years ago

Only in the US.

28points

#34

non-GMO food

GMOs are safe, we have been unknowingly doing this for thousands of years. Now we just have a more reliable,safe and fast way to do it.

Existing_Lynx_337 Report

Final score:

168points

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A B C 3 years ago (edited)

This. People need to understand that selective farming, e.g. taking only the seeds of the most productive plants for next year, is selection based on genetic mutations and therefore LITERALLY IS genetic modification, just on a slow term and based on observation rather than design.

86points

#35

Adulthood because kids think it’s great but it’s not

BirdKibble Report

Final score:

167points

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hyperunknown 3 years ago

Adulthood rocks. I'm 43, my other half is 42. 13 years going strong. No kids = no stress, no drama, no school/government/etc hassle, a lot more money, travel when we want, sleep when we want etc. Basically 2 peeps in their 40's still living like we're 18. You get the life you make for yourself by good planning, and not letting the energy stealers, Karens and drama-people in. Again, adulthood is awesome :D

111points

#36

Pretty much anything that says it will enlarge your penis

jobo633 Report

Final score:

165points

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cybermerlin2000 3 years ago

... except a magnifying glass

13points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

See Also on Bored Panda

“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#37

Herbalife

cb7rulez Report

Final score:

163points

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chi-wei shen 3 years ago

Herbalife and all other MLM scams.

44points

#38

Getting a phone call about your cars extended warranty.

TrustedPluto104 Report

Final score:

161points

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May 3 years ago

This is just a meme to me. Is it an American thing?

28points

#39

And survey says; Diamonds (but also most jewelry)

footinmymouth Report

Final score:

161points

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Nicky 3 years ago

Agree! Why is wearing a hard rock mined by exploited people in Africa considered an act of love?

58points

https://www.reddit.com/user/BloodintothewildRed/ Report

#40

Eating/drinking raw eggs. The proteins found in eggs only become useful to your body after the structures are changed by applying heat aka cooking them.

There's not only no point choking back a raw egg. You're also absorbing less protein from it than if you were to cook it.

"Cooked eggs have a bioavailability of around 91% for protein, while protein from raw eggs only is 50% bioavailable (Evenepoel et al., 1998)."

Final score:

146points

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May 3 years ago (edited)

Do people actually do this? I've only seen it in like movies from the 80s - but love the citation

37points

#41

Insurance, health insurance in particular. The whole concept is pay into a pool on the off chance that something happens you can get some kind of reimbursement which sounds fair on the whole, but is so often bogged down with unfair terms and conditions that many get screwed over. This on top of predatory policies and greedy salespeople means a whole lot of people get [screwed] over.

nineball22 Report

Final score:

145points

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Kari Panda 3 years ago

That depends heavily on the country and honestly, I think it‘s a major reason why universal health care has such a bad reputation in the USA. I was in a bad car accident two years back and had no trouble at all with neither car nor health insurance, which I am very grateful for because I had enough to worry about at that time.

30points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#42

Tiktok. They now have an event where they pay you $40 if you refer a friend. It’s clearly selling your private information, but people ask their friends to be referred like crazy.

Karlos-the-Kitten Report

Final score:

138points

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A B C 3 years ago

I still don't get why we don't finally start boycotting this chinese surveillance bullshit, but apparently people just don't care.

57points

#43

Realtors, probably the most overpaid, under qualified profession. The commission based comp is crippling for some sellers, and if you try to sell on your own (FSBO), they will steer all their buyers away from you.

Dad6FMTX Report

Final score:

132points

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Shelly M 3 years ago

Because FSBOs don't know what they are doing and dont get smoke inspections or final readings.

11points

#44

Having a royal family. It’s bonkers in this day and age that a country as grown up as Britain has a monarch that costs us all money, just for privilege of having her. A literal Queen, wearing a crown, who believes that she was sent by God to sit on a gold throne. And we have to sing a song asking for her longevity at football games. The royal family are a scam, cost us too much money and are currently harbouring a nonce to boot.

laura_susan Report

Final score:

130points

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Gin. No tonic 3 years ago

It's image also brings in a lot of tourists, helps sell loads of souvenirs, and overall adds to the economy. It would be interesting to know not just the cost, but also the value of having a royal family. Also it seems that countries with royal families tend to be more stable during crises.

78points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#45

Paying for college in the United States.

driving_andflying Report

Final score:

126points

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Jjiinnee 3 years ago

Trade. School.

35points

#46

Corporate owned apartment complexes tacking on hundreds of extra dollars in monthly fees on top of rent. Mandatory cable TV packages, parking fees (on a flat surface lot, with no assigned parking), valet trash. All a scam and just a way for them to pocket incremental sales on top of rent.

letssgooooo Report

Final score:

124points

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Jjiinnee 3 years ago

Isn't this only a high-end complex thing, ..for Luxury Apartments and Condos for people who make the top 1% of income? It is in Boston...I know many complexes on the waterfront do, but...who else but a top earner can afford 7k in rent a month, and why would they complain if they could? LOL.

10points

#47

The lottery

LucyVialli Report

Final score:

108points

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Chich 3 years ago

A tax on people who are bad at math.

45points

#48

NFTs.

There will be a market for these in some form, but we are hip-deep in the rowdy, scam-filled early days.

echo6golf Report

Final score:

71points

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May 3 years ago

I will never understand NFTs, no matter how many ways it's explained to me. They make no sense.

31points

#49

People Are Revealing 50 Things That Are Scams Chiropractors. "The only way I can help is if you come see me 3 times a week for as long as you live."

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Final score:

69points

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Valisbourne Spiritforge 3 years ago

I feel so much better after a visit to the chiropractor (once or twice a year) that I fail to understand the scam. I wanted my back to feel better and it does after I leave, service given, service paid for. Where was the scam?

100points

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#50

Fifa games

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Final score:

57points

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SykesDaMan 3 years ago

I know this post was meant for the video games (I've checked the reddit post) but it could also apply to actual real football (or soccer for US) games.

21points

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#51

“We’ll pay the sales tax” ads. It’s not even a 10% discount.

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Final score:

23points

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May 3 years ago

I'm to European to understand this reference

12points

#52

I've heard Susan G Koman only gives 20% of donations to cancer research. The rest goes to administrative costs and advertising.

Docrandall Report

Final score:

23points

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May 3 years ago

No idea who she is, but "I've heard" is not a reliable statement

12points

#53

Home Advisor and Angie’s List. Please stop using them. Each time you search for a contractor you generate a “lead” that then goes to a contractor on the network who gets charged a hefty sum for your “lead”, even if you aren’t really serious at all about the project you are looking up. The contractors have to pay for that lead regardless if you talk to them or not. The prices of these leads range between 50-300 dollars.

Here’s where it gets REAL f***y. Both of those companies are owned by the same parent company (IAC) and leads generated on Angie’s list are turned around and sold to multiple other contractors on Home Advisor who also get charged for them even if the job for that lead has already been completed.

Every single thing about these services is a titanic scam and I cannot fathom how these organizations are allowed to exist.

Shaunair Report

Final score:

23points

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Dre Mosley 3 years ago

I just look for local business that have been operating for decades. As soon as someone tells me they or their company are on Angie's List, I tune them out.

3points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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#54

Supermarket orchids.

They're planted in poor, degrading substrate and need to be repotted asap. But people don't and they die after at most a year, and the cycle continues.

badmancatcher Report

Final score:

20points

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A B C 3 years ago

I call BS. I have a supermarket orchid that I never repotted, I bought it about 3 years ago and it's always been flowering since then. At the moment it has only about 5 flower heads, but it's leafing out new green leaves, so the energy is a little diverted.

15points

#55

The Graduate record examination (GRE). It predicts only socioeconomic class, not success in graduate school. It’s expensive and stressful, and everyone from psychology to engineering take the same math portion, which COMPLETELY f***s the norms.

Luckily, thanks to covid closing testing centres its being waived as a requirement for psych programs, and it may never come back.

Rebuttlah Report

Final score:

20points

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beastmachine. 3 years ago

Dude tbh, GRE is such a scam especially mathematics. I kid you not an eighth grader from Asia can easily score full marks in it. It's just so easy and nowhere near judging a person's true capabilities for math specifically

5points

College Student Does Exactly As Told After Roommates Demand They Keep Their Stuff In Their Room

#56

All those ads on podcasts. They claim to be a better way to "blank" when in reality they have crazy mark up prices. In my opinion they are middle class traps.

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Final score:

15points

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May 3 years ago

I mostly get ads for other podcasts

2points

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Carol Emory 3 years ago

Surprised no one said Fashion. People making gaudy ridiculous clothing that couldn't cover a butterflies a$$ and charging $5,000 - $10,000 for the privilege of wearing the label. And how about the awards shows like the Emmy's and Oscar's that are an opportunity for celebs to wear those gaudy dresses and over-priced jewelry and for the film industry to sell more films (future film: "From the Oscar-Winning Director of blah-blah-blah-blah-blah.)

16points

Don't Look 3 years ago

And even during an economic crisis fashion companies make too much money.

5points

Mike Crow 3 years ago

Most of these have to do with the goal of maximum profit and unfortunately it will get worse because anyone against it are usually called a communist.

11points

sofacushionfort 3 years ago

Maximized profits for corporations, enabled by governments persuaded to de-regulate. The goal is to get as much cash in flow and out of savings. If you keep the roller coaster rolling it may dip but it will never crash. (And if we all clap loudly and endlessly, either Tinkerbell is still alive or Stalin won’t have us shot - I forget which).

6points

Terd Fergison 3 years ago

The USA military-industrial complex. We just wasted trillions of dollars and thousands of lives in Afghanistan. It's a scam that both parties continually vote for. It's our biggest source of pollution. Pollution exacerbates climate change. And climate change exacerbates conflicts, wars, mass-migrations, and instability.

5points

Sean Harrison 3 years ago

Unfortunately pretty much all of these things are tied to one thing; the profit motive. Until humans get past that motive, nothing will really cha

4points

Benjamin Tang 3 years ago

And is there any way to ever get rid of the profit motive?

-2points

Life is ? 3 years ago

Yeah, charity and more charity and..

-2points

Erika Jones 3 years ago

I would add: Raw food diets. The human body is uniquely adapted to utilize cooked food, (see our small jaws and teeth compared with other primates) with raw food being only a small part of our intake. Trying to survive on raw foods alone is a poor strategy long-term.

3points

kjorn 3 years ago

Nigerian Prince

2points

No you didn't 3 years ago (edited)

People "are revealing" scams? Let me reveal that the wording of this headline is a bit much. These reveals aren't quite Pulitzer prize worthy. Not sure BoredPanda needs to be so clickbaity.

1point

Jane Pool 3 years ago

How about dental ,auto mechanics and furniture markups.

0points

David 3 years ago

What is wrong with profit? I never understood people who think making money is a bad thing. All of you have to pay for whatever device you are using, the internet service, the electricity, hell the food that keeps you alive. You couldn't have any of that if YOU didn't make a profit. And if you say it's just the companies etc that make too much. Well, they take on exponentially greater risk, and put out exponentially more capital to make those "obscene" profits, than you do for your paycheck. It's all about scale. To make huge profits, it cost you. To make your minimum wage doesn't take much of anything beside showing up.

0points

David 3 years ago

Hey BP.... you could have just combined this post with the one direct before it.

0points

Tassenküchlein168 3 years ago

2 Treads with exact the same content in one day. Wow,

0points

kjorn 3 years ago

yeah... THAT is a scam

0points

Dora But Not Explorer 3 years ago

Human reproduction, unplanned in specific where I live. And social media of course.

-1point

Doc Thissen 3 years ago

Another one, (for the US) is A Place For Mom. We made the mistake of trying them for assisted living for an aging parent, they were relentless is their pursuit of us until I finally threatened to call an attorney. I did my own research and found a place that was not only ideal, but wasn't on any of the Place For Mom lists. A Place For Mom is a huge scam.

-1point

Whitey Black 3 years ago

Multi-billionaire team owners who threaten to re-locate if most or all of the new stadium, that will replace the old stadium that is perfectly usable & profitable, isn't paid for by anyone but themselves. They'll charge insane prices for personal seat licenses, (huge fees that give you the *right* to buy $200 game tickets) keep all parking, concession, tv income, advertising & stadium naming rights, charge $11 for a domestic beer, pay nothing zero rent & get massive breaks from city, state & federal taxes. Most days, especially for American football, the stadium will sit idle, generating zero dollars.

-1point

Life is ? 3 years ago (edited)

Good post. Can you put the title of the post just above the comments section with link, if its viable and okay? Thankyou.

-1point

Ozacoter 3 years ago (edited)

Taxes. I used to be extremely pro taxes because they are supposed to be to sustain the social system, to help people in need, finance schools and healthcare. It is all bullshit. I spent my entire life paying taxes, same as my parents and my partner, but then when I became ill and disabled nobody gives a crap about me. My country (Spain) wont help because I migrated and my new country (Belgium) wont lift a finger because I am foreigner (and not human in their eyes I guess). They even threatened me with deportation solely for asking if I coukd get help (financially but also supprot groups, legal advice etc). My partner pays almost 50% of his salary in taxes all to be told that his disabled girlfriend wont get a cent when I need it. All while forcing me to get a extremely expensive insurance because I cant work. F**k them. I wish I did tax evasion all my life.

-2points

Ketan Shah 3 years ago

I thought the EU heaven that includes Spain and Belgium would have protected and helped you.

0points

Harry Dougan 3 years ago

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-3points

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-3points

Mal 3 years ago

How ironic....

3points

David Cartwright 3 years ago (edited)

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Carol Emory 3 years ago

16points

Don't Look 3 years ago

And even during an economic crisis fashion companies make too much money.

5points

Mike Crow 3 years ago

Most of these have to do with the goal of maximum profit and unfortunately it will get worse because anyone against it are usually called a communist.

11points

sofacushionfort 3 years ago

6points

Terd Fergison 3 years ago

5points

Sean Harrison 3 years ago

Unfortunately pretty much all of these things are tied to one thing; the profit motive. Until humans get past that motive, nothing will really cha

4points

Benjamin Tang 3 years ago

And is there any way to ever get rid of the profit motive?

-2points

Life is ? 3 years ago

Yeah, charity and more charity and..

-2points

Erika Jones 3 years ago

3points

kjorn 3 years ago

Nigerian Prince

2points

No you didn't 3 years ago (edited)

People "are revealing" scams? Let me reveal that the wording of this headline is a bit much. These reveals aren't quite Pulitzer prize worthy. Not sure BoredPanda needs to be so clickbaity.

1point

Jane Pool 3 years ago

How about dental ,auto mechanics and furniture markups.

0points

David 3 years ago

0points

David 3 years ago

Hey BP.... you could have just combined this post with the one direct before it.

0points

Tassenküchlein168 3 years ago

2 Treads with exact the same content in one day. Wow,

0points

kjorn 3 years ago

yeah... THAT is a scam

0points

Dora But Not Explorer 3 years ago

Human reproduction, unplanned in specific where I live. And social media of course.

-1point

Doc Thissen 3 years ago

-1point

Whitey Black 3 years ago

-1point

Life is ? 3 years ago (edited)

Good post. Can you put the title of the post just above the comments section with link, if its viable and okay? Thankyou.

-1point

Ozacoter 3 years ago (edited)

-2points

Ketan Shah 3 years ago

I thought the EU heaven that includes Spain and Belgium would have protected and helped you.

0points

Harry Dougan 3 years ago

Work from home with your Pc or smartphone and gmail to earn $2,000 to $3,000 weekly. Ask how or inbox on WhatsApp +15025091425 for more details.

-3points

itafaey 3 years ago

-3points

Mal 3 years ago

How ironic....

3points