Basement_Dweller@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?message-squaremessage-square356fedilinkarrow-up1247arrow-down14
arrow-up1243arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?Basement_Dweller@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square356fedilink
minus-squareStormcrow@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·2 months ago•Buying home •Private insurance •New cars •Haircuts •Eating at expensive restaurant •Fast food •Subscriptions instead of owning •Brands •Cotton-swab not for ear •Jiffylube •Carbon emissions from consumer vehicles •Tariffs •Freetrade agreements •Food deliver services
minus-squarecanthangmightstain@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoHow do you think used cars exist if there aren’t people that buy new ones? And… owning a home? Huh?
minus-squareStormcrow@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoAuto industry and housing markets are the scams, buying a new car or or buying a house, depending on where you live, is a scam today. The big con is that going into debt is normal and just what you do.
•Buying home •Private insurance •New cars •Haircuts •Eating at expensive restaurant •Fast food •Subscriptions instead of owning •Brands •Cotton-swab not for ear •Jiffylube •Carbon emissions from consumer vehicles •Tariffs •Freetrade agreements •Food deliver services
How do you think used cars exist if there aren’t people that buy new ones?
And… owning a home? Huh?
Auto industry and housing markets are the scams, buying a new car or or buying a house, depending on where you live, is a scam today. The big con is that going into debt is normal and just what you do.
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cotton swabs?
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