It's not a secret to anyone that companies vastly care about money. Some are still interested in their consumers being satisfied with the products – others solely care about profits. Unfortunately, it is a massive problem in our society, and organizations have yet to overcome this issue.
Corporations will go out of their way to find a method of making even more pennies, and it's fascinating how nowadays we don't really question anything. For instance, one of the best examples would be commercials. Those endless ads you see on a website that don't allow you to binge-watch your favorite video in peace, practically forcing you to get that premium subscription – it's truly a brilliant technique.
Well, this online user took it to one of Reddit's popular communities to ask folks about certain things that might feel normal today, but are just successful propaganda made by companies. The thread received over 61K upvotes in just a few days and almost 40K comments debating over hugely influential business tactics.
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#1 Immigrants ‘Taking’ Our Jobs
Immigrants are ‘taking’ our jobs, instead of employers seeking to pay criminally low wages to people with fewer choices.
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431points
#2 Billionaires And Ceos Being Self-Made
The lie, in the US at least, that billionaires and CEOs are self made men and women. Most wealth in this country is inherited and most who claim to be "self made" were already born into wealthy families.
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430points
#3 Unpaid Internships
Unpaid internships. They should be banned
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427points
#4 Work Culture
Working 5 days a week for 8 hours a day and still not being able to afford necessities.
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419points
#5 Global Warming Being The Responsibility Of Just The Individual
That global warming is the responsibility of the individual and not about 100 corporations.
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407points
#6 Referring To Insurance As "Healthcare"
Referring to insurance as "healthcare"
Insurance companies do not provide healthcare. They have inserted themselves as middlemen. Physicians, nurses, etc. provide healthcare. Insurance provide payment for costs that are inflated because insurance companies provide payment.
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382points
#7 Logo T-Shirts
Logo T-Shirts. The consumer literally pays to advertise a brand.
352points
#8 Pharmaceutical Marketing
"Ask your doctor if JDGYRHKX is right for you!" WTF isn't that his job? I don't ask my mechanic or plumber if I need a certain product. Pharmaceutical marketing is a total ruse.
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349points
#9 Dandelions Being Weeds
Dandelions are weeds. They’re actually very nutritious and great for pollinators. Big Grass are a bunch of d**kheads
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345points
#10 Attaching Health Insurance To Your Job
Attaching health insurance to your job and if you have a family and leave your job, you're f**ked.
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313points
#11 Sugar Industry Blaming Fatty Foods For Obesity
Sugar industry blaming fatty foods for obesity, sparking the low-fat trends and ignoring how bad sugar is for your health.
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312points
#12 Politicians Being A Middleman For Corporations To Influence Government Policies
Politicians being a middleman for corporations to influence government policies, instead of middlemen for the people to influence government policies.
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294points
#13 Products That Wear Out After Limited Use
Planned obsolescence
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276points
#14 Plastic Recycling
Plastics Recycling.
It was pushed by the plastics industry back in the early 70s when laws were about to be passed to deal with the environmental impact of plastics. In reality a lot of the plastics that have a little recycling symbol on them are not feasible to recycle at all.
They are still pushing the lie to this very day.
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270points
#15 Weddings And Engagement Rings
Everything about wedding and engagement rings
268points
#16 Diamonds Being Indestructible
That diamonds are forever.. as in indestructible.
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242points
#18 Work Grind And Everything Associated With It
The whole work grind and everything associated with it. 40+ hour work week, health insurance tied to it, the need for daycare $$$, time spent commuting…how did all that ever become normal?
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212points
#19 Precious Stones, Meat And Printer Ink
Diamonds.
Real men eat meat.
That cost of printer ink.
209points
#20 Sending Your DNA To Find Out Things About Yourself
Sending your DNA in for sequencing is a fun and easy way to find out things about yourself, at least according to companies who contractually retain the rights to any and all findings, don't give a s**t about your medical privacy, and are constantly looking for ways to monetize that information.
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207points