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When you think about how we all live in 2021, it’s just hard to wrap your head around it. The age of advanced technology, social and gender equality, creative economies, possibilities, you name it. So how on earth does it have a place for things like telemarketing and unpaid overtime?!

When someone asked “What has no reason to exist in 2021 and yet it does?” on r/AskReddit, the answers started rolling in and each was more eye-opening than the previous one.

I mean, people are not saying 2021 is totally overestimated, but in many ways, it kinda is. Let’s see some of the most thought-inducing responses right below and be sure to add a thing or two to this list in the comment section for everyone to see!

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#1

32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Child beauty pageants

-eDgAR- , Carlos Ebert Report

TmKhr
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Another thing that should've been banned years ago

Julie C Rose
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s something that could be OK if the kids just played at being like the grown-up pageants and had fun with it, but instead it’s this profoundly disturbing adultification of these little girls

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Fabian Meresse
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Banned by law in my country ( France)

denzoren
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is really bad. Instilling this at such a young age and judging based on "beauty"....nope.

Chucky Cheezburger
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, these things are creepy AF. Just let these kids be kids and not a product that the parents live vicariously through.

Leodavinci
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4 years ago

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That would (should) apply to school sports as well. From primary through high school.

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D K
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These should have never existed

Helwin
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It never had any reason to exist ever. That's the creepiest thing !

cybermerlin2000
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Should have been banned as soon as they started

Radek Suski
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was shocked as I learned about that first time

Ivy la Sangrienta
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do they have those outside the US? We certainly don't in my country.

v
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They had a reason to exist before 2021?

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    #2

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Bullfighting.

    Engel-in-Zivil , Ralf Steinberger Report

    Marette
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This! Animal cruelty, no other way to see it 😢

    Volker Leidner
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    4 years ago

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    NO cruelty whatsoever. Just fun running away from the bull.

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    Foxxy (The Original)
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup, it's absolutely disgusting. Does it make me a bad person if I don't care when someone gets injured by the bull? I just think "serves yourself right".

    Caro Caro
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That stupid excuse "it's tradition".

    Ozacoter
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many people in spain call it "culture '. Disgusting.

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    Katie Lutesinger
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's 2021, for Pete's sake - either ban the "sport" or replace the bull with a robot.

    Tobias the Tiger
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was a "Phineas and Ferb" episode where they had a bull rodeo, and all of the "bulls" were actually robots. Come to think of it, it's a really great idea.

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    denzoren
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is hands down just torturing the bulls.

    WilvanderHeijden
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the horns of the bull are covered to protect the matador from injury they should als cover the weapons they use to torture the bull. And when the matador goes down, we cheer and applaud the bull.

    Vasana Phong
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This makes me cringe, I will be on the bull’s side

    Suzanne Haigh
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was once in Spain on holiday and a bull fight was on the television. The Matador (?) was gored by the bull and all the waiters cheered, so not all Spanish agree with this animal torture.

    Altea
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well, of course we don't, actually most of us don't agree. But there is a whole industry around this and it's very difficult to dismantle it. Especially because since most of the followers are upper class the goverment support this unconditionally.

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    InfectedVoice
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any day I see a matador severely injured, or even better, gored to death, is a good day. I have been to Spain a few times and have asked locals about this in various parts, met tons of Spanish people over the years, and it has always seemed something most Spanish people hate, and they say it is an awful thing, so why is it still happening? And don't give me that f****n tripe about tradition, we are constantly re-evaluating things and changing them for the better.

    Christina Uhlir
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The same is with trophy hunting, why is it still happening? it's very hard to root out any form of animal cruelty. Those "people" who do not care are especially concerned about themselves, do not realize or admit that the link between animal cruelty and violence among humans is undeniable.

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    Jjiinnee
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agree. it's horrific and cruel.

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    #3

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Taking 3-5 days to put money back into my account after you took it instantly.

    humblepiedd , Pixabay Report

    James016
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I went to test drive a car recently and the dealership wanted a £500 deposit. It was for the insurance (rather than pay it in event of a crash) but they said it could go towards the car if I liked it. I asked them if I don't like it how long would it be before I got the money back. They told me at least 7 working days. Politely declined and walked out.

    Blackheart
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have NEVER had to pay a deposit to test drive a car, and I am old! Sounds like a scam.

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    Dave In MD
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Since I deal with this almost every day let me drop some knowledge on you all. The problem is your bank, not the store or other entity doing the refund. When I do a return my company's system tells your bank that we are returning what ever the ammount is back to your account/card, the bank is the one that takes that information and turns it in to $$$ in your account. Why does it take them 3 to 5 business days to do that? No idea. Same thing when you order something online but then cancel the order, when the order is placed a hold is placed on that dollar amount by your bank, we do not get the money till you pick up your item, if you cancel the order we tell the bank to release the hold, again, how long it takes them to do so is up to them, not the retailer. I have had people see their money back while they are still standing in front of me and some that still have not gotten the money a week later. Again, the fault is with the bank not the retailer.

    T J R
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work for a bank. Thank you for explaining it, so I didn't need to :)

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    Ian Reynolds
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This annoys me, we have taken too much of your money by mistake, it will take 3-5 working days for you to receive your refund. This should be illegal, if you can take it instantly, you can refund it instantly.

    BG
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I cashed my entire paycheck and was depositing the cash into an outdoor ATM when the computer rebooted. I walked right into the bank lobby and told them. They lost my entire paycheck and wanted 30 days to investigate and credit the money to my account.

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or processing withdrawals (like checks and EFTs) before processing deposits—-even if the deposits were actually submitted BEFORE the withdrawals were made!

    Marcia Cash
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Kiting" your money earns them a few days free interest.

    Grumble O'Pug
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    FYI the system is seriously designed to make consumer transactions breathtakingly fast. I mean you could be at Walmart and the money is out of your account before you get back to your car. Refund-wise it can easily take 10 working days. Just not enough for them to worry about a rush.

    Lyn Moffett
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Takes two seconds to take it out of your account and often up to two weeks to return it!!!

    denzoren
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I despise banks on the whole.

    yellowphantom
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Goes right along with charging you 15% interest on your credit card and paying you .2% (yes that is a decimal point) on your savings account.

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    #4

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do The fact that some people still don't have access to fresh water.

    Artistic_Jackalope , Joe Cheng Report

    Nadia Montera
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or to close water : having to walk daily more than 10 km to get water from a well

    Neil Bidle
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To get *dirty* water from a well, or a glorified puddle.

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    June
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Access to drinking water should be a fundamental right. Meanwhile, Nestle claims the property of drinking water.

    Benjamin Tang
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A right means no one is stopping you from working for it. It does not mean you can force someone else to give it to you.

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    Anne
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hello Flint, Michigan..

    WilvanderHeijden
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seems to be quite a problem in the US.

    K Witmer
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes it is especially in Michigan and reservations

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    Miss Cris
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...and the fact that a lot of people waste so many water!!!!

    denzoren
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These things should be basic human rights...including food.

    Neil Bidle
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That people waste so much water on lawns or plants, or pools when there are droughts.

    Radek Suski
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And those who does are willing to pay for bottled water to companies that greatly contribute to the fact that many people don't have access to drink water in first place

    Erin C
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This should be number 1.

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    #5

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Unpaid overtime

    UrbanStray , Kim Siever Report

    TmKhr
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's just criminal

    E Menendez
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless you are salaried... Such a rip off.

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    Kathryn Baylis
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is time theft by the employer, plain and simple. Though it’s usually done to salaried employees, there have been numerous examples of hourly employees being required to work off the clock as well. The truly infuriating thing about this is that the very same company that robs you of your time will rush to accuse YOU of time theft if, for instance, you take an extra long break, whether it was intentional or not (like if you’re in the initial stages of pregnancy and experiencing morning sickness—-do they really want you vomiting in the wastepaper basket?).

    Colin L
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm an adjunct professor on my "Summer break". We don't get paid for between quarter class prep. "Spring break" for me was about 45-55 hours of unpaid work to prepare for my upcoming classes (about 15 hours per class for me). I laugh when people say "oh you must enjoy all that time off".

    Aubrey
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or unpaid internships. These should NOT be a thing.

    Ian Smith
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Salaried employee here. Can confirm.

    Julie C Rose
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    FOR REAL. I’ve done some crazy amounts of overtime but it’s always been paid.

    Leigh C.
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't that illegal? And so many people want these crazy 10 hour shifts.

    WorldNeedsReboot
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    there's salaried and hourly...it depends on what you sign up for/are offered

    Rickster
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're salaried, you don't get overtime. The federal government mandates overtime pay for any hours in excess of 40 each week.

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    #6

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Homophobia. Seriously.

    SunflowerSky22 , Ted Eytan Report

    Linda Conaghan
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    New Zealand is currently working on a bill to make 'conversion therapy' a criminal offence. Hopefully other countries will do so as well.

    Scott T Brynildsen
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fortunately we have that bill in the United States. One of the hundreds of bills that shouldn't need a vote or discussion.

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    memyselfandI
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least not outright hate. Discomfort, disappointment, confusion, sure. It’s just human nature to be wary of things we don’t understand or that don’t fit with our beliefs. But outright hate, meanness, discrimination, bullying? Not okay, no matter what you believe. I personally believe that homosexual acts are a sin, but that doesn’t mean that I get to condemn anyone who either doesn’t believe that or can’t resist the temptation. It’s God’s place to judge, not ours.

    Mindy Keys
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why anyone give a flying fig who another consenting adult has sex with is beyond me.

    Momma Jess
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If who I lay down with (or DON'T lay down with) at night bothers other people THAT much they need to get a hobby.. or smoke a bowl and calm down...

    Lyn Moffett
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any sort of hatred/bigotry toward another person

    Norah Reilly
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hate, of anyone, makes u stoopid.

    Terd Fergison
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hate of nazis? Hate of white nationalists? Hate of terrorists?

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    denzoren
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do what you want. Don't let others tell you what to do. (Unless it's criminal activity...then I don't want to tell you what to do...but please try not too lol)

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    #7

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Why insulin is so expensive

    Magnaverde , Alan Levine Report

    Guy MacGregor
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is not. It is cheap or free in every country but one. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/cost-of-insulin-by-country

    WilvanderHeijden
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's striking how insuline in the "shithole countries" is actually much more affordable than in "the greatest country of the world"....

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    Guy MacGregor
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    4 years ago

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    Well, Bored Panda is a Lithuanian website, thus located in Europe. If you want to post something specific to a country, you better say it explicitly, as not everyone can guess / understand.

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    Nadia Montera
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's free (supported by Social Security) in France and most of Europe. I don't need it and my taxes pay for it, but I am happy that allows insulino dependant people to get it for free

    Kira Okah
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the USA, there are three companies who have the ability to manufacture it as their formulations are the only ones approved. All three companies lobbied corrupt government to prevent the approval of any other formulation of human insulin to be accepted by regulatory bodies and bar the import of insulin from other countries. Then went about price fixing. They are being backed up and protected by bribed, lobbied, and corrupt government officials who have effectively made cheaper insulin federally illegal. Something needs t be done about the corruption part first.

    Caro Caro
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh no Kira, I did not know this. "rude word".

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    James016
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Profit. No other reason. Especially since it is free in the UK.

    cybermerlin2000
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree. UK resident all my life and type 2 diabetic. I take 3 doses of 30mg Humalog, 1 dose of 112mg Degludec daily and img of Ozempic once a week along with 1000mg of Metformin twice daily. Cost £0.00

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    Indy
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Free in the UK. USA needs to get healthcare sorted. Many things every country can do better, but this is a massive issue.

    Dorota Dorotaki
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only in US. Civilised countries have it for free for all insured .

    Vicky Z
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because you live in America dear.....

    D K
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My boyfriend’s insulin for type 1 diabetes is $700/month without insurance. It’s a life saving drug for godssakes….

    Dorota Dorotaki
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My bf is type one diabetic too. We live in Greece. He just pays 1 euro per prescription for the farmacy. I never get why people emigrate to US...

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    #8

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Celebrity worship

    Yellowpickle23 , Kyle Garrity Report

    Nadia Montera
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Influencers worship is worse to me :(

    Foxxy (The Original)
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I also think many celebrities should not earn the money they do. People like nurses, fire-fighters, paramedics, teachers etc should earn more than celebrities do.

    Terd Fergison
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please add scientists to this list as well.

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    Eslamala
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fckn pathetic to worship celebrities or influencers

    Leodavinci
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Political worship is far worse as the real world impact is much greater.

    Nicki
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially these days...Myself, my mom, and my grandmother have never seen anything like this in our lifetime. I mean how many times in American history have you seen someone flying flags, wearing merchandise etc. of the LOSER of the last election. I think the most I have ever seen was a few bumper stickers (but those things are a b*tch to get off once on your car.)

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    D K
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If anything “good” has come out from this pandemic (for lack of better expression), it’s that celebrity worship has slightly diminished. Was funny to see him post from their 10,000 square foot homes declaring “we’re in this together.”

    denzoren
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Celebrities and "Influencers"....they don't know anything. Oh look a pandemic...let's see what *insert person* thinks?

    Billy Maguire
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're only influencers if we let them influence us.

    DarkAngelNic
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We should never hold anyone in that type of worship. They are human just like everyone else.

    Lorrie Rothstein
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes why worship celebrities. They do mundane things like the rest of us. Some of them have scandals

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    #9

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Having to call to cancel a subscription you signed up for online

    Niamho2 , Mario Sánchez Prada Report

    WilvanderHeijden
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Netherlands: You must be able to cancel a subscription in the same way you started it and cancelling must be just as simple as starting. So 1 click to start, means 1 click to cancel.

    Momma Jess
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's your job market look like? The longer I'm in the US the more the stupidity bleeds into my soul

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    Potato
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Having to unsubscribe to emails you didn't sign up for at all...

    Vasana Phong
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They make it a 5 step process so you will get frustrated and give up

    Leodavinci
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And trying to find the right phone number to cancel some service... and fighting with CS reps that have been "trained" to retain customers at all costs short of canceling the service... as opposed to doing what customers want.

    Kathryn Baylis
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What’s so maddening is that you sometimes end up being subscribed when you didn’t actually physically do so. It’s the thing where, whether you say yes or no, you’re automatically opted in because you clicked on the website—-which often looks deceptively harmless, btw (like it looks like a news website, but it’s actually an ad). I got caught by a couple of these in the early 2000s, and quickly learned to vet websites to be sure they’re legit.

    Elmie Pumpkinbush
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    4 years ago

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    Blackheart
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Marketing ploy to guilt you into keeping it.

    Thomas
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Despite my social anxiety, I'd quite happy to fully cancel a subscription with just a phone call. Here in Italy lots of companies (especially telcos) requires registered mail or, drum roll, FAX. Who the f*x still have a fax machine at home in 2021?! Talk about obstructive bureaucracy!

    Brandy Dor
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just went through a 2 hr cancellation process with Dish last night, with 20 minutes of them trying to upgrade me, after a 90 minutes wait to get to a representative, and finally the last part of cancelling where I had to repeatedly confirm I did actually want to cancel

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    #10

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Single use plastic

    Financial-Mammoth333 , zeevveez Report

    Blackheart
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once upon a time, a lot of items came packaged in glass, paper, or metal containers. Many of the glass containers were collected, washed, and refilled by the manufacturers. People found uses for containers that could not be returned or recycled. Then there were concerns about the environment...yes the environment. Plastic bags were a response to cutting trees for paper. As plastic was light, disposable, and cost less to ship (no return or deposit), manufacturers switched to these for cost and convenience. The idea was it saved trees, fuel costs of shipping, and emissions. The extent of the damage the overuse of plastic causes was not known. Now we are back where we started with environmental impact.

    Dillon Hughes
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Go back to the days when you refill everything!

    Bob Belcher
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In some countries they have and it's cut trash considerably. Everyone should.

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    T Lee Mac
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Canada already started the ban.

    Amaranthim Talon
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It would help if ALL places had a "bottle deposit" or similar.

    Bunzilla
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Single use plastic would be fine-- IF it was biodegradable. The main problem is that it sticks around forever and isn't digestible for the wildlife that end up eating it.

    Chaos&Roses
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Research how much crude oil is used to make plastic bottles.

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    D
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in Paraparaumu, New Zealand. A small town of approximately 29,500 people. There is no way of disposing of soft plastics responsibly in the town. Recycling services refuse to take any so it ends up in the landfill.

    BakuDeku Shipper
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just had a weird idea. What if the entire world had a silicone, or multiple use plastic bottle with them at all times, and drink dispensers would be common among streets and places that sell drinks, so instead of buying drinks, you could fill your reusable bottle instead?

    Ladislav Pollo
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plastic is ekologic, but our garbage system not.

    Cybele Spanjaard
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If only...in fact if they were all earth composite for disposable

    SCamp
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Single non-biodegradable plastic is a modern crime against the planet. Future generations will call this the The Plastic Age with disdain

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    #11

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Paying $4.99 delivery fee to the pizza place, and they say DELIVERY FEE IS NOT A TIP FOR THE DRIVER. The drivers use their own cars and pay for their own gas, and they sure as hell aren't getting any of that $5.

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    TmKhr
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have nothing like this thankfully. Food delivery people get proper salary, no need for tips.

    Tamsin Far
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But, living on fourth floor (old building -> high rooms - > many steps) without a lift, of course they get a tip if they don't screw up very badly. They don't earn that much here and I usually get food delivered when I don't want to leave the house. On the other hand, if there is a delivery fee it's maybe 1,50 Euro or maybe 2 if you don't order it in a different city. It's really strange how money just seems to vanish in the USA - does everything belong to huge chains? Especially food (eating out, delivery...) seems pretty expensive to me but still people don't earn any money.

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    Moodles
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Free delivery in the UK if you order direct, any tip (given in cash at the door) goes straight in the pocket of the delivery driver. And they get minimum wage at least which is still kinda s**t at about £7.80 per hour

    P. Mozzani
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I NEVER tip through apps or put a tip on my card, when I pay for a meal. I always tip the server in cash, so that the employer has no record of it and the employee gets the entire tip.

    Axel Baer
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When our guests came to visit one evening we ordered a "Just Eat" Pizza delivery online. It arrived within 1/2 an hour and I asked my better half if she had a £5 note I could borrow as I only had large notes in my wallet. Our friend's husband asked why I needed £5 and I said it was to tip the delivery driver. They both seemed amazed that we always tip for food deliveries. They said they never tip as they already pay a delivery charge online. Trying to explain that the drivers don't see any of that but just get a flat-rate wage just fell on deaf ears. It was also lashing down with heavy rain and the young girl was on a moped! We always tipped a minimum of £5 and consequently, our food was always delivered early, hot and never missing any items! Most drivers near us are struggling students and deserve every penny!

    Bob Belcher
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Former driver here. I worked for the big three and multiple others over my life. The driver usually gets a small portion of the fee. When I worked for Domino's the fee was $2 and we got a whooping $0.60 of it. The fee was originally introduced to offset the increase in food cost. They keep increasing the fee which keeps screwing over the driver. The thing that really sucks is most of the big three don't employ staff for specific jobs except for shift and store managers. So the drivers are responsible for answering phones and making food between deliveries. So remember your driver is not just your driver. They're also the host and cook and have to drive their own vehicle to get paid minimum wage +tips. As a former driver I always tip $5 regardless of the fee.

    Eslamala
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The way the U.S treats their workers is awful. Not even third world countries have such crappy laws.

    Nathan Girard
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to deliver pizza in the USA (Papa John’s) and I got $1.25 of a $1.99 delivery fee, then when they raised it to $2.49 I got $1.50. Still wasn’t really enough to cover gas and expenses, especially considering my hourly wage got cut from $7.25 (min. wage) to $4.25 when I was out of the store.

    Krzysztof Ziętek
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This must be another US thing. This is ridiculous.

    Daniel Nilssen
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually they do receive that delivery fee but the pay is so low it doesn't equal out. Former delivery guy

    Randy Klefbeck
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another type of corporate theft from employees.

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    #12

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do School lunch debt. Feed the kids already!

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    Deb March Farrell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Welcome to America when you're in debt from birth....

    Andrew
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So true. Both my son's got a 3000 dollar hospital bill for their birth. It was addressed to them. I called the hospital and asked if this was a joke. So I said they are unemployed and unable to pay. The confused person on the other end of the line said we the parents are responsible. So I said okay, send my wife the bill. I hoped her insurance may have paid a portion. They never did! And it got sent to collection. Nothing but a criminal enterprise the US healthcare system is.

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    Anne
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We don't have school lunches. You always just brought your own.

    ben woskje
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    School lunch debt? you f*****g what ? is there anything the U.S wont corrupt and commercialise ?

    Caro Caro
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Children should NEVER go hungry .

    John Baker
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And to think some stupid asshole downvoted this.

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    Ivy la Sangrienta
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yet another reason I don't mind paying my "socialist" nordic taxes.

    iblowsheep
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    quit subsidizing wealthy assholes and provide free healthy lunches to school kids

    TmKhr
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our taxes pay for school lunches

    K Witmer
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the US you have to pay for school lunches unless you get on a program for parents that live in poverty

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    Moodles
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kids get free lunch until and including year 2 in UK. Then it's free if parents are on benefit or low income, but still pretty cheap if not. Unreal to have school debt for kids when it's their only chance of a hot meal for some less fortunate

    Patricia Pina
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my country its free for the people living with less. And very affordable for everyone else. Public school its around 3 euros for the full meal

    Sharon Ingram
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people get free lunch, free homes, free medical, free college.

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    #13

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Poverty and homelessness

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    D K
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least in California, a lot of homelessness is caused by drug addiction that caused a downward spiral in these peoples lives to the point of where the addiction was so strong, they lost everything to get their fixes. Need more drug rehab programs among many, many other programs to help curve homelessness.

    Jill Tremblay
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Today I learned about a High School Senior from my State who is receiving a $600,000 + sign on bonus for major league baseball. THAT PISSED ME OFF ! when we have poverty, hunger, Outrageously priced medicines.....etc. IN AMERICA !!

    Mike Ieva
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Capitalism model... Someone needs to be down for the rest tu be up

    J. F.
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like that in any model to be honest

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    Cybele Spanjaard
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is growing alarmingly with the Covid Delta and the high costs of rentals out of perspective that are increasing as people lose more.

    Miss Frankfurter
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If people in the US start getting evicted because the moritaurium has ended, I'd somehow find my way, maybe "Indivisible" would help with that, to stand outside my Reps home with a sign saying "Room needed. Evicted because you wouldn't do your job."

    Beast
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If some of the billions of dollars celebs are making went to help end poverty it would be easier to fix, i'm not saying that people aren't contributing i'm just saying.

    Norah Reilly
    Community Member
    Premium
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just to check in, how many of us are willing to give a meaningful share of our lives so that someone/others can exist?

    First Name Last Name
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ulimately there is no solution for this because the root cause is overpopulation.

    Neil Bidle
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Homelessness when they're are so many empty buildings, all while some places make being homeless illegal, like it's some choice people are making to sleep on a roadside with cardboard for a blanket

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    #14

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Fax machine. Some doctors won't accept email only mail or fax. Some govt related stuff too

    ztreHdrahciR , kalleboo Report

    Sue Hazlewood
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good grief, most of ours is online. We can book online, even have online appointments (face to face), renew prescriptions etc. All in a portal called My Health connected to your own medical centre.

    Alex Bailey
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do things online and get texts via my GP and hospitals. Referrals, appointments - I order repeat prescription meds online. This is in the UK.

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    Robert T
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let me guess, someone is desperately trying to keep the fax machine industry alive. It's an outdated technology. Just let it die.

    Johnny
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think there's some shadow Fax industry pushing it, it's just inertia - FAX is already accepted and approved for HIPAA protected data, building a secure electronic message transfer system for a small doctors office costs a lot more than the $200 price of a FAX machine. Even if they want to use email for non protected communications, if a patient sends sensitive data in an email, the doctor still has to protect it.

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    Thomas
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can assure you it's not, at least in my country. Luckily digitally signed emails are getting more and more accepted by businesses, but due to excessive bureaucracy (for it to be legally binding you must use a state-certified provider) it's still not a widespread thing among people.

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    Eslamala
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I haven't seen one in over 20 years

    Ingrid
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is no longer allowed to use Fax machines in the NHS

    ...
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have EU GDPR (general data protection regulation) I can chat to my doctor. Last time I got sent to lab tests and before that I got prescription for painkillers. No need to call, mail or meet the doc. They have all needed information. (Although I am sure if I asked painkillers all the time, I would need to go to the clinic. That was just one time thing.)

    Erik Granqvist
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That depend on what country you live in. Here in Sweden, authorities will not accept paper in some instances. And if you can use paper, it is way more easy to do whatever online. Most Swedes also have a digital identification to use for signing documents.

    Monkey Love
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Technically because it's safer. You can't hack a fax machine I guess.

    Tom Jones
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doctor's specifiy fax because e-mail is a very insecure way to send information. Don't ever send unencrypted attachments with personal information via e-mail.

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    #15

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do TELEMARKETING I don’t even get any other type of call, yet I still get this s**t daily

    squivo , tima-miroshnichenko Report

    Ivy la Sangrienta
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't answer calls from numbers I don't know for this reason, and now there's been a wave of scam phone calls in the last few years.

    Grant Barke
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All telemarketing calls are handed to my cat. She loves to meow to them when they talk.

    cybermerlin2000
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only get scam calls as I'm on a list that says it's illegal to call (TPS-Telephone Preferencing Service) and I like to wind up the scam callers

    Bacony Cakes
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    [Bad Indian accent] helo this is jack from amazon we received a purchase for over $1,000 also who are you

    Grant Barke
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There used to be one where they said you needed to renew your Windows 7 license for a certain amount of money. I wonder how many people fell for that scam.

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    Rannveig Ess
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The problem with the Do Not Call List is it applies only to *legit* businesses. That creates 2 problems: 1} The scammers, phishers and Aholes don't follow any "rules" or actual, legit business practices. Most are Overseas callers. 2} Any time you sign up or buy *anything* from a legit business, you are giving them permission to sell, share and market your info to their partners, subsidiaries and outlets. You have to Opt OUT and even then it won't remove you from it all. If you buy a car though a dealer, that dealer sells your info to all those annoying "your car warranty is almost up! OMG!!" calls, texts - real companies or scammers. If you DL an app, if you use anyone's Cloud Service, if you're on FB or IG or TicToc - you have given them permission to own everything you have on your phone, in your photos and your contact list, those people's contact list, on and on. Never, ever answer a call you don't recognize. Not even just to mess with them. Then they know you're there

    Dillon Hughes
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My phone says scam likely 20 times a day

    Blackheart
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It actually seems to be getting worse

    Jill Tremblay
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Phone scammers that can't be caught, and yet we spend trillions on fighting wars.......

    littlesaresare
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also selling your contact details to telemarkers. When I bought a website on Weebly, they sold my information to literally hundreds, maybe thousands, of companies. I would get upwards of twenty emails, and at least three or four phone calls, every day from spam or telemarketers. It took over a year to die down. That, in my opinion, should not be legal.

    Erik Granqvist
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad is a world champion in keeping the sellers from haning up. I have seen him keep the call going for way over 1 hour.

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    #16

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Convenience fees being applied when you pay a bill online.

    Byzantium42 , Karolina Grabowska Report

    Robert T
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously? We used to get a discount for doing this until someone decided it wasn't fair on those people who can't do things online.

    Maripat Webber
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gee, you must live somewhere that doesn’t worship Profit For The Already Rich. Aka, not the U,S.

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    Roadkill The Brave
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Blame this on credit cards, credit card processor companies, and banks. There has always been an extra fee that gets charged. Usually bigger companies eat the cost, however not every company and this includes services. The convenience fee you're paying is what it costs for the company to run the actual credit/debit card. This also applies to what service they're using to run the transactions as well and also adds to that convenience fee.

    Ellie Rosser
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It cannot reasonably cost more to process my credit card automatically via an online system than it would to process my credit card if I phoned in to the billing department.

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    Isabella
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is only-in-the-USA thing. I pay my bills for free, I send money abroad for free, my card is free, and all the things I need I can do online. Murrica is just a behind-the-times country.

    Billy Maguire
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    MURRICA? Really? No need to be obnoxious about it. (Not that I don't agree with you).

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    Al Christensen
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As I commented the other day, fees are banks' ways of increasing profits without having to do anything.

    E Menendez
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This - it is so ridiculous! It should be the other way - charge extra for the trees that die to send and receive a paper bill.

    Blackheart
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can always avoid the fee and pay the old fashioned way, which actually costs more in every way to process.

    Valley Girl
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or the fee to have a rep process the payment because their system won't process a card that you know you have entered correctly

    Nona Bgo
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What? Where does this happen?

    Amaranthim Talon
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG!! Big time!! "Convenience"? Really? Convenient for whom, exactly??

    Jill Tremblay
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Convenient for who? Them or us? Both? And yet we get charged?

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    #17

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do For profit prisons.

    NoodlesWithMelons , Steve MaysFollow Report

    Dream SMP & Cosplaying
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never heard of this. Maybe its an America thing...

    Trixypix
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not specifically American what I've learned from a recent documentary on this topic. There's a British company (G4S) running prisons for profit. World wide. Hope you have a strong stomach: https://www.idfa.nl/en/film/06f1755f-8666-4c54-92fa-c0009e87d472/prison-for-profit

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    JuJu
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    US? Where the judge's aunt owns a prision and they fill it up nicely

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To me it's just inconceivable that a government decides to let private companies take care of their prisoners. It isn't saving any money and it corrupts the judicial system as the harsh reality has shown. Besides that: private prisons get paid per bed, regardless if the bed is occupied or not. So basically the government gets taxed for a low crime rate.

    SZ
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Give it 10 years and Death Race will become a reality

    RadiatorAnkleSpider
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Capitalism at it finest. Making money off of the sick and criminals.

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    #18

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Having no idea how much you'll pay for a minor medical procedure

    dreemkiller , Presidencia de la Repúblic Report

    Guy MacGregor
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But it does not exist. Well only in some underdeveloped countries.

    cybermerlin2000
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This pretty much only exists in America

    David Wheater
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's hard to believe that in 2021, in the so called greatest country in the world, someone can be bankrupted because they need medical attention. What's worse is that most people in that country will actually fight any attempt to fix this.

    Leslie Burleson
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude , where do you get your information from?? Nobody but politicians are fighting universal healthcare . The pharmaceutical industry pays for our country's defense , so the likelihood of universal healthcare is slim to none. Most places where there is "free healthcare" the taxes are exponentially higher than ours are ... so it evens out. Even so, nobody wants to pay ludicrous amounts of money for medical care. Our government is corrupt , our people are not

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    Moodles
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jeez, the US is really backward in so many ways. I know the UK and Europe aren't wonderful but at least we don't have to worry about this shite

    Erik Granqvist
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Up to 20 euros is the answer. If you can pay - otherwise the goverment will cover you.

    Thomas
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my country it's 25 euros but only if it's a very, very minor thing. It was introduced to discourage people to rush to the hospital (risking to clog them) for silly stuff. Everything else it's free of charge.

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    VeryDarkMatter
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only in a certain country where corporations are the true power and screw people over.

    Katherine Forrestall
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Time for the US to smarten up about universal health care. NO, IT IS NOT COMMUNISM.

    Wilf
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This happens in the UK too. The car park charge at my local hospital is £2.50, but this one time I went to a hospital where they wanted £7.50. I was GENUINELY outraged by that, and complained about it all the way home. The price of car parks at UK hospitals is a genuine British political campaign issue.

    J. F.
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    7.3 % of my monthly income - no matter if I don't need it, only need a minor treatment or several operations. Universal Healthcare rocks because I never have to get into a 150k debt for the rest of my life

    Jomo
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're right, this should not exist. I know exactly how much I'll pay. Zero. It's all covered by National Insurance payments which depend on income. Same service no matter how much we earn. If I did want to go private, that is transparent too.

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    #19

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do 40+ hour work weeks. The technological improvements should have made it so we could have a more leisurely society where we could dedicate less of our lives to pointless work, not so they could increase profits indefinitely for the business owners while we spend all our waking hours on labor that doesn’t even need doing at this point.

    counterboud , 1137303 Report

    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The worst are middle managers who expect you to give 100% of your time to your job.

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. They expect you to give 150%, plus sacrifice all your personal relationships to your job. Oh, and they won’t pay you a penny more to do it.

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    wickbits
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work for a nonprofit organization and still have to keep my seat warm for 40 hours every week, regardless of how quickly (and well) I get my job done. I was much more productive working from home during lockdown, but no, I need to sit in the office at least 40 hours.

    dev mehta
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its about time for universal 4 day workweek

    Jessica Aubé
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This only works for people who can get their work done quickly … healthcare, teachers, customer service, etc are careers that do not involve getting things done quickly , they require offering services more than four days a week ..

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    Julie C Rose
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you’re going to act on this, for Christ’s sake figure out how to do it without leaving people behind. Lots of people already can’t afford to only work 40 hours.

    Stille20
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously, everyone should be able to live on a 30 hour per week job. Instead people work 60-70 hours and are still poor or other sit in an office doing busy work to fill their 40 hours

    Jessica Aubé
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good luck getting people to agree to increasing my wage enough that I can afford to work only thirty hours a week .. I can’t afford my life working 50 fifty hours a week .. four day work week works great for salary jobs where production is the result … it does not work in healthcare , customer service , etc

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    Ole Peder Amrud Hagen
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    37,5 hour work week and liveable wages negotiated through the cooperation of the authorities, the employers' organizations and the unions. Yes, thank you.

    Gibberint Dark
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you reduce the working week down from 40 hours per week who will make up for the shortfall in employee wages... You can be curtain the employers are not going to increase the hourly pay rate as they reduce the weekly hours

    De Gueb
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You aer supposing that people give 100% for the 40 hours. That's not true for most jobs.

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    Foxxy (The Original)
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Won't work in some industries. My hubby is a concreter and can't just up and leave after 8hrs. He has to make sure the job is completed first, doesn't matter if he works 5 hours or 13 hours. He also gets paid a day rate, not an hourly rate.

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which should be illegal in any type of work where working overtime is the norm. I'm quite sure your husband rarely comes home at 2 PM because the job was done and his boss sent him home. Because they always have another job lined up.

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    Santhe van der Meulen
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Iceland, they did trials with 4-day work weeks, and productivity INCREASED. (Thinking of it, I should migrate to Iceland)

    Danny Ruiz
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The worst are the employers that hire you then tell you that you're now a team player and the success of the company depends on you to work as if you're an owner. That should be a warning to anyone applying for a job.

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    #20

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Commercials for prescription medicine

    Dollar_Llama , Open Grid Scheduler Report

    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Side effects include death. BUY IT NOW!!!

    Mark LaHoud
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I especially liked the commercial for a drug listing "bleeding" as a side effect at least 5 different ways. So Doc, should I worry if I get cut?

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    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only in the USA. In Europe the doctors decide what medicine they are going to prescribe and they sure as hell won't go into an argument with you about what brand it's going to be.

    J. F.
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They will consider problems mentioned with certain brands of course, it's not lke they stand their ground on a certain one either

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    Anne
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that's US only isn't it? It's illegal here in Europe

    yellowphantom
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They used to be illegal here but Big Pharma spoke and Congress obeyed.

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    cheers, cassidy
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    do you have dry or itchy skin? do you dream to be this middle-aged white woman playing with her kids? try trapezoid. just one injection every three minutes will keep your skin clear and smooth. 96% percent of patients saw a difference in the first 7 years. do not use if you sleep, breathe, or drink water. side effects include seizures, back pain, neck pain, and death. talk to your doctor about trapezoid today!

    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe this isn't really a thing in most countries. I know it's illegal in Australia.

    Kevin Hickey
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't take Barflaxa if you're allergic to Barflaxa.

    Eslamala
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's illegal where I live. And in a lot of other countries also

    P. Mozzani
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a pet peeve, for me. The public doesn't need to know about prescription medicine, until the person's medical provider wants to prescribe a medication. All that the advertising does is fill people's heads with the idea that the drug could be their "miracle drug" and then they put pressure on their providers to prescribe it.

    Lorrie Rothstein
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate those ads. Its always some family that are barbecuing or going to the beach. The names of these medications are weird. Why should I ask my doctor about medication?

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    #21

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Low quality surveillance footage

    Kittykitty76543210 , Jonathan McIntosh Report

    TmKhr
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously, why do the potato cameras even exist anymore?

    Bacony Cakes
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, you see, every bank robber is technically a cryptid, so all the cameras lower in quality significantly when they're nearby.

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    littlesaresare
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If TV has taught me anything, it's that you can just zoom and enhance on any footage!

    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's just penny pinching. I bought a camera for £70 and the picture quality is excellent. It even came with a solar panel so the battery won't run out

    Robert T
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not just the cameras. You also need a back-end capable of storing footage from all the cameras you have for however long you are required to keep it. Even if this is in the cloud, it can still be prohibitatively expensive. One individual camera is not so much a problem - I have a battery powered one (battery lasts 1 - 2 years) and it detects movement and dumps the footage in the cloud - but this wouldn't work for a large building or shop.

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    lara
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In 1969, FIFTY-TWO YEARS AGO, they sent back pictures LIVE from the moon, yet we can not "identify" someone from twenty feet away because of lousy pictures.

    cybermerlin2000
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most of the problems with poor CCTV quality is down to the fact that they are not fitted properly, and the recording medium is not up to the task. For example: a 25-foot range 4K/UHD night vision camera is mounted 10 feet up a wall and focused on an area 25 to 30 feet away, so it's already out of range by about 7 or 8 feet, and then it's connected to a recording system set to record at a maximum of 720p. You end up with a very poor quality CCTV footage despite a having a high-end camera

    Amir Ahmed Asif
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You just pause the video, and keep saying, "Enhance, Enhance, Enhance more..." Like they do it TV shows 😎

    Diana Murtaugh
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is another one for greedy america. This isn't realy a problem in most countries from what I have seen.

    Shelley DuVal
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This annoys me, even today bank/police pictures of a criminal they want you to keep an eye out for is so grainy it could be anyone passing me on the street and I wouldn't be able to tell

    Ronnie Beaton
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, we keep getting told that satellites in orbit can read a newspaper headline, and yet the average CCTV camera has difficulty in reading a license plate from 100 meters away,

    Eric Forster
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I spent years working in the CCTV industry. Why do time lapse VCRs still exist?

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    #22

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do E-ticket processing fees. Seriously, do these have any function other than making money for some middle man?

    Stillwater215 , Kindel Media Report

    Fxnglhl
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    off topic but i love that keyboard

    Glirpy
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ticketmaster needs to be shut down by the government.

    Camilla Koutsos
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s very naive to assume electronic systems don’t have overheads.

    Jennifer Brown
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're talking about an airline ticket...then yes, they are needed. Someone has to actually look at that flight reservation at some point. Your fee pays their salary

    Hayley Futter
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know for concerts it's because the venues hosting the concerts get very little share of the money. Freakanomics did an episode all about why concert tickets are expensive.

    Cybele Spanjaard
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    everything has some greedy person taking a cut

    InfectedVoice
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, I spend a lot on these little buggers.

    Deb Dedon
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't patronize, don't buy online.

    Johnny
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They should be included in the advertised ticket price, the venue should be free to pay as much as they like for ticket processing, but it should be included in the ticket price - they can even offer a discount for direct box-office purchases if they want to

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    #23

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Junk mail, just filling up the mailbox with [stuff].

    maarrtee , Torsten Dettlaff Report

    TmKhr
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For some reason my hotmail account I've had since 2006 is now very bad at filtering spam, it's annoying since I still use the account regularly

    Eric Mac Fadden
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes I think it's not bad filtering, but the volume lately is so big that we can't cope with so much trash thrown on us... scam after scam after scam

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    Rannveig Ess
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Make a fresh email address(es) and give 1 to Friends, Family and those you actually want to hear from. Use another to sign up for what will be junk but you have to give an email (amazon, eBay, all that, too) Never hit "unsubscribe" on the bottom of emails you're not familiar with from a legit place. Spammers just send out tens of thousands of emails, using bots. If you get it and ask to unsubscribe, they know you are there and it's a working address. Just mark it as SPAM and let it go to your junk mail. Do this with all emails you don't want. Funnel them away. Arrange your emails by SENDER, then see who you want to add to SPAM. and can delete dozens at a time, page by page, by seeing them all there. Long, long ago you could put a short code into email, hit "reply" send it to the Spammers and it'd send THEM 1,000s or their own copies. It'd blow them up, and they'd leave you alone. I miss that :)

    Cybele Spanjaard
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes and some of the topics and 'offers' are ridiculous I wonder how they ever get a response.

    Max L.
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spam and porno are the wide majority of world wide data comunication. Business, I guess.

    CincyReds
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I maybe get my mail two time a month for this, I hate it.

    Lynn Morello
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Targeted advertising. i noticed that when I search for something Specific, on-line, even on Ebay. The ads on my laptop target those items for me. Thanks but NO THANKS.

    InfectedVoice
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't get a single junk email these days, It's actually not that difficult if you're not a massive turd.

    Denny Cwiek
    Community Member
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It takes me 20-30 minutes a day to clear out the daily junk emails, just so I can get to the ones I really need/want to read. I usually don't have much more time than that to spend on it, so I end up stacking up the emails I want and can hardly get to them the next time I have time with all the new ones pouring in. Unsubscribe on some spammers doesn't work.

    Thorfin Wolfsbane
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like how everyone in the comments thinks they’re talking about email just because of the picture shown. Read the words. They’re talking about real junk mail in real mailboxes…I think…pretty sure! Haha

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    #24

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Your race on forms. I'm so mixed I just check them all.

    lettersfrommeme , Alex Green Report

    Kira Okah
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most ethnicity forms here don't have me as any option aside from "Other". Sometimes not even that and then make it required. Ew. Why do you need to know that I am Malay, company not allowed to discriminate based on ethnicity?

    Andy Acceber
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why? It's exactly because the company is not allowed to discriminate based on ethnicity. Say your town is 10% Malay, but the forms show that only 2% of your company's workers are Malay. That could 1. Inform the company there could be discrimination embedded in their hiring processes. Hopefully they'll want to fix that. And 2. It could create the base for the government (or legal team depending on where you live) to intervene if this becomes a prolonged and unresolved issue. Questions about race can feel gross on forms, but really, the only reason they're there is to ensure equity.

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    Andy Acceber
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of people seem confused by this. Post Civil Rights Act in the U.S., a lot of places pretended to ignore race but still definitely discriminated. Questions like these started popping up to prevent that. Information from these surveys can show who is really getting loans, getting grants, getting jobs, getting medical care, attending certain schools, etc. For example, if a town had 50% Black residents, but only 10% of employees at the largest company in town were Black (which you learn through these surveys), you'd suspect there's a racism problem at that company. Hopefully, HR sees that and fixes it. If not and if this discrepancy persists year after year, the company is setting itself up for a discrimination lawsuit. Stats like these are important. There is no wrong answer. If you're mixed race, check as many boxes as you want and write in the margins if that is more accurate for you. It can feel gross answering these questions, but the reason for them is important.

    Ivana
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The race is great for tracking disparity in hiring and education. That check box is what is used for us to measure the percentage of different races who graduate, get jobs, houses, etc. Without statistics it would be impossible to prove systemic racism. Also would make affirmative action impossible. If you don't think we need affirmative action, then look at the statistics you just wanted to throw out the door.

    Omi bub
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This does actually have a use though- as so much stuff in the past was designed with straight white men in mind. It's important to know if some groups are not using a service so that they can find out if there are barriers they need to address. Even if it's a survey- the results aren't worth anything if you are only getting opinions from a skewed sample that don't represent diversity of the wider population.

    Anne
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't that illegal? Where would that serve a purpose? (Only thing I can think of is in a hospital maybe? I know some disease are prevalent in some "races" only and your heritage may be so mixed you don't look the part, but may carry the genes)

    Andy Acceber
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope, it's not illegal, and it's extremely common in the U.S. Demographic forms are optional and submitted without names attached. Think about it. If you learned from these forms that 90% of upper management positions went to men, you'd realize there's probably a sexism problem in your workplace, right? The same is true for race. If 30% of your local community is Black but demographic surveys show that only 10% of your company's workforce is Black, there's probably a racism problem in the hiring process. Hopefully, you'll want to fix that. If not, and if the discrepancy remains large and unresolved, your company may be looking at a lawsuit.

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    Rickster
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On every form I've seen this is voluntary.

    Robert T
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These questions are now optional (as least in the UK), along with questions about religion and gender identity.

    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I got my first flat, I rang the council up to get the single occupancy discount. One of the questions was about my ethnic origin. Which has no bearing on getting a single person's discount

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    InfectedVoice
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I put White British because well, I am, and let's be honest, that's never going to detrimental to me, which is extremely sad but true, and being a dude as well, well I got the three easy ones right there.

    A Jones
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    huh, I've thought that be for demographic information.

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    #25

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Door to door sales people. If I want lawn care I’ll google it dammit!

    perdhapleybot , MART Report

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We used to have them. But that was back in the 1950's and 1960's. And they didn't try to sell idiotic stuff like lawn care.

    13
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No now they just try to scam you into more expensive electricity or gas contracts.

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    Robert T
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I simply wouldn't trust any company that came knocking on my door.

    Tequila4Two
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was once was a doorbell salesman. And I went door to door with my products. Some people didn't want a new one because the old one worked fine, and other people couldn't even be bothered to open the door.

    Mz Phit
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my area, most of them are actually fronts in order to case your property for future theft.

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought that job became obsolete with the rise in two income families, and the decline of stay at home wives. A make much of a living if your customer base has dwindled down to practically nothing.

    Eithne Griffiths
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had 3 LARGE guys come to the door and wanted to check some meter in the basement. The conversation went something like this. Can we check the meter? What the 3 of you? Yes. Ummmm NO. Okay two of us will go down and I will stay here. BUDDY I wasn't even on the turnip truck. Fek off. They left.

    Celtic Pirate Queen
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially when you live in a gated complex where No Soliciting signs are posted everywhere. I've actually told people (who always seem to interrupt dinner) that I wouldn't trust my business to someone who obviously can't read. Seriously - if I need the service(s) you're offering I will find them.

    Crycket
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My No Soliciting sign on my door makes sure all the a$$hats that I don't want still come to the door, and all the delightful Girl Guides and Boy Scouts stopped. So frustrating.

    Kim Steffen
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Fuller company used to sell brushes door to door.

    BetweenTheCracks
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We don't get these at all anymore in my area, with the one exception being religious types trying to push their particular church onto you. One particularly likes to do their canvassing the day before Halloween-- perhaps to save souls who would become demonic sacrifices without their intervention? Poor misguided judgmental little creatures.

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    #26

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do I work for USPS. Went to request a day off and the form required carbon paper to copy.

    bigmike2001-snake , Wikimedia.Commons Report

    Downunderdude
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Carbon paper! Can you still even buy that?

    Norah Reilly
    Community Member
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Carbon copy? When did USPS last update their office practices, 1940?

    Bear Hall
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It must be intentional to stop people taking days off.

    Sue Knerl
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Carbon paper? Went out when Xerox machines came in.

    Sue Hazlewood
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have some if you want some! Am in NZ though LOL

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    #27

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do My adult acne

    pm_me_bat_facts , streetwindy Report

    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have noticed that since wearing masks I am breaking out a lot more, especially around my mouth and chin.

    grongo bar
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a disease, not something that "shouldn't exist in 2021". Actually it shouldn't exist at all like all illnesses, but...

    Kimberley McMillan
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ugh acne as an adult. I decided I wasn't getting any older and stopped celebrating my age because of that. If mother nature isn't letting me out of puberty, then I'm not getting older. Eff that.

    Leslie Burleson
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bah, I hear that. I'm 45 , and mine just stopped like three years ago

    Suzy the observer
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same plus menopausal hormones. Puberty in reverse.

    Mark Kelly
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm white and 40 and still get some.

    InfectedVoice
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife used to love popping my back spots when I used to have lots that she once said "I wish you had adult acne on your back so I could still squeeze spots" and laughed, cheers mate I love you too.

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    #28

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Tax software in the US. Seriously should just be a simple form on the internet that takes 5 minutes.

    GatorBone69 , Andrés Moreira Report

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Netherlands: Log in into a secure site. Check what the government has already filled out. Let the program figure out in which way you get the biggest refund, electronically sign the tax form and submit it. Takes 15 minutes, if you're a slow reader. Wait a few months to get your refund in your bank account. No charges, no fees.

    Ozacoter
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah the dutch forms are extremely easy to follow. The first time i declared taxes there I was not fluent yet in dutch and with just some google translate it was super easy for me to follow it. I find the belgian ones much more difficult.

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    Noah Schafer
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bro what you described is basic free TurboTax. This is an already fixed problem.

    Bob Belcher
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is because if lobbyist from H&R Block and Jsckson Hewitt. It is 100% FREE to file your taxes using tax software provided by the IRS if you make below a certain amount (I think 50k). TAXES ARE NOT HARD OR COMPLICATED!!! You can do it yourself. The chance you'll be audited if you make a mistake is slim. And if you do make a mistake and are audited, you only pay for whatever the difference is and you can even make a payment plan.

    InfectedVoice
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "we know how much you owe but you have to work it out yourself, and if you get it wrong we will f**k you in the bum-bum" so glad I don't have to do that nonsense.

    Desiree McKinnon
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Free Tax USA is free to file the Federal 1040. They only charge for the State Prep & filling

    Andy Acceber
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tax accountants -- the only people you ever pay to tell you how much your bill is.

    markthomasc
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This will never happen until law makers have to do their own taxes. Without help. Using TurboTax. Gathering their own tax info and all paperwork.

    Kimberley McMillan
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have turbotax online in Canada (and only one filing. we don't file separately for Provincial and Federal). No need to buy software if you're just doing a basic return. If you want extra perks, you can give money to turbotax, but I haven't paid for my tax filing for close to 8 years.

    Robert T
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK, personal tax returns are a form, but not everybody needs to complete one. For businesses, there is a move towards using software to submit corporate tax and VAT returns. There are a lot of sections to the personal tax return, most of which don't apply to normal people, but it is still a rather painful thing to fill in, expecially if you are self-employed.

    Joey Marlin
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do one as a business and one as personal - both are online and not that complicated. I suppose it depends on how well you keep your records.

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    Tracy Wallick
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Companies like Intuit have lobbied heavily against the gov't doing taxes for us, because they make money off their program TurboTax.

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    #29

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Gas stations charging 10 more cents per gallon for paying with a debit/credit card.

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    Dorothy Parker
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The credit card companies charge them what amounts to ten cents on each gallon, or 2.5 percent.

    Robert T
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They do in other countries as well. It is just illegal for them to make a charge for the way the you pay. This actually results in a marginally higher price for everybody, but the price you see will be the price you pay.

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    Seabeast
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never heard of this before.

    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not in the UK either. Some small shops/cafés have a minimum charge of £5 or £10 if using a card because of the fees

    brukernavn340
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Norway it's the opposite. You get benefits paying with certain cards.

    Martha Higgins
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See Dorothy Parker's response below for the reason.

    Thomas Turnbull
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This does not happen in the UK.

    Anna Harding
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gas stations only make a few cents per gallon. Gas companies (Mobil, etc.) and state taxes get all the rest. So if they didn’t charge for the credit card fees they wouldn’t be making anything on those sales. My Dad used to own a gas station in Massachusetts.

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    #30

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Lousy printers. It's like no one ever tried to build a good one and humanity just agreed they need to be louder than a Lambo for 2 minutes straight before they can print my Amazon return ticket.

    BrooklynNeinNein_ , rjp Report

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again a matter of watching what you're buying. My old laserprinter just makes a humming noise that's barely noticeable while printing .

    KC Lancaster
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The older ones are the best! Newer ones - not so much.

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    Bacony Cakes
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ERROR OUT OF MAGENTA "please i'm not even printing in colour" NEED MAGENTA PATHETIC HUMAN "please" I AM YOUR GOD GIVE ME MAGENTA NOW

    Bart S
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like many modern electronic devices, these are made to break over time. They are also designed in such a way that it is almost impossible to have them repaired.

    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've recently experienced the tragic age-related failure of my two favorite printers, and HP LaserJet IIP (1989) and a LaserJet IIIP (1993). The printers themselves work just fine, particularly the IIP, but there are no longer any working toner cartridges left on earth due to the rubber parts having perished. I bought a new one, and it seems SO flimsy and awful. It doesn't even print very well.

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    Bear Hall
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The patents for the modern printers were filed almost a hundred years ago. But during the last 20-30 years the development of their basic functions seemed to stop. They might have wifi and maybe a little cheaper, but they aren't much faster, or more quiet, or use less expensive or longer lasting toner or ink. Their parts aren't better quality either, they need regular maintenance or they broke relatively quickly. But did you know after Edison started to produce lightbulbs they were too good? They worked so long people didn't buy new ones. There are bulbs still working after a hundred years. So they started to produce them in lower quality so they needed regular change.

    Bacony Cakes
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Search up the Phoebus cartel for more.

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    Aprl Fair
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also the ink cartridges for them.

    Valley Girl
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine went in the trash. I'd use it once, then it would sit until the ink dried out. Not worth $30 a printing session. I just go to the library and pay 10 cents/page.

    Chich
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I went and bought one which has ink tanks you pour ink into. Cost twice as much to buy the unit but ink is much cheaper than the $60 cartridges my old unit took. Not too noisy, a bit slower but will pay for itself in ink savings.

    Glirpy
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have an Apple ImageWriter II dot matrix printer I got in 1985. The plastic has yellowed and it is loud, but it still works.

    Sergio Bicerra Descalzi
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you can go Energizer Bunny with the cartridge and print and print and print and print...

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    yellowphantom
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ink costing more per month than the printer did.

    Not PC
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The fortune is made in the ink cartridges.

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    #31

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Gas cans that seem deliberately designed to not work and that spill gasoline everywhere.

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    Chucky Cheezburger
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep...most can around here have some kind of vapor lock that makes it near impossible to use without spilling. Kinda defeats the purpose. On a side note, love the picture. I love my Jeep Cherokee.

    Slarty Bartfast
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can buy nozzles to work with these cans. Still not perfect, but much, much better!

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    Robert T
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Get one with a screw-on nozzle and quit whining.

    Anne Mitchell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmmm! I wonder why the hole for pouring is off to one side? One would think that would be a hint for pouring.

    Neil Bidle
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    User error. People don't use the nozzles or don't fit them right. Even plastic 5L / 1G cans have a "right way" to rotate the nozzle so they breathe instead of glug.

    Caroline Driver
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can someone tell me why the 3 handles on this can?

    Thomas Turnbull
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Proper genuine Jerry Cans do not leak its the copies that leak.

    Axel Baer
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are quite a few Jerry Can copies about but most are of very poor build quality with various Manufacturers altering the nozzle filler cap. The original design is still the best. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerrycan https://youtu.be/EHrM0OS9VHE

    Jackie Nettleton
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even if you can’t find a nozzle surly you could find a funnel to make it easier not to spill anything

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    #32

    32 Things That Have No Reason To Exist In 2021 And Yet They Do Having to call to make bill payments.

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    Trillian
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How does this even work? Don‘t you have online banking?

    Suzanne Delafontaine
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work in medical billing. Trust me, this is very much a thing. My company does billing for hundreds of offices across the country and we still have some clients that don't accept credit cards! It's exhausting. As if medical services weren't enough of a disaster in the US, paying your bill is yet another headache!

    Kimberly Banow
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are a few doctors' offices who still haven't updated their office technology. :(

    Mark Kelly
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You don't have to. Here in Canada I've have paid things online for years

    Deb Dedon
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rebel! Don't buy or pay online.

    Lisa Shelton
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know anyone who still has to call to pay a bill.

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