21 People Share The Biggest Scams We’re Living With

Our life is just full of lies and scams. People say what they want others to hear all the time, just so they look good. A 20-second clip of someone’s pretty words on the TV is often used by the crowd as a base to judge them. Their 3-minute interviews are rare and and “full of insights,” yet, many don’t realize what a huge scam they are.

This is a pessimistic view of things in the world that we can’t do anything about. But these are the harsh truths that we need to know because the most important part in fixing what’s wrong is to recognize the issue itself. Ready? Scroll on.

1.

“Scientology.” – droflo420

2.

“Instagram fitness model meal plans. I can’t believe people still pay them a lot of money for cookie cut meal plans and fitness advice. They are literally just pulling shit off of google, copy-paste your name, and make you think it’s personalized for you. Taking advantage of dumb people who are desperate to lose weight. It’s pitiful on both sides.” – thascarecro

3.

“Anything that says it will detox your body. That’s what your kidneys are for.” – drromancer

4.

“Funeral services, preying on the grief of loved ones. I understand that it’s really for the living to celebrate their lost loved ones, but when I’m done I just want my family to bury my dead *ss in the backyard and throw a bash at the house in my honor. Doubt I’ll mind considering I’m dead.” – SingleFunction80

5.

“The f**king wedding industry in the U.S.

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

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

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

6.

“That humans are here to just work and die. No way humans evolved so we can work 5 of 7 days of the week, trying to jam fun in on weekends.” – Visible-Activity2200

7.

“Ink cartridges for your printer are super cheap to manufacture but the retail price is really high.” – holytaco57

8.

“The whole baby product industry is based on making parents feel worthless and irresponsible if they don’t shill out for things that will be outgrown or unnecessary in six months.” – mywifemademegetthis

9.

“Any product that’s made by Gwyneth Paltrow.” – lamesas

10.

“The five-day workweek.” – yomommafool

11.

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

12.

“Any claim that a ‘magic’ drink will help you burn fat. No, no drink or no food can burn that — that is a pure fabrication.” – moosejaw110

13.

“This might be unpopular but here goes… The Catholic church. Currently worth 30 billion, the Vatican has 8 billion in assets. In 2014, it was discovered they were hiding 1.1 billion off the books. Why aren’t these funds going to the poor? In 2019, it was discovered the Vatican was heavily invested in unreported luxury apartments.

Then there’s the ugly stuff all this money is financing; Until 2014, the age of consent in Vatican city was 12. Yes. Twelve – the lowest age of consent in the world. It was only changed after the pedophilia scandal took hold. Then there’s the wide history of evils brought on by the church; the ivory trade, castration of young boys (castrada), the Spanish Inquisition, Holocaust denial, cutting funding for the poor with LGBQ ties, and on and on…

The Catholic church provides a thin veneer of “good” for their followers, but for centuries they’ve been feeding corruption beneath the surface and continue to do so.” – decorama

14.

“Any online course promising to teach you how to make money.” – Sullixio

15.

“Convincing every high school kid they NEED to go to university. In reality, skilled trades or another specialized school would be the best route for a lot of people, and the pay can be very good.” – alp1ne

16.

“Organized religion.” – thedeadeye

17.

“Emails and messages from corporates and celebrities that “We are in this together” during the pandemic.” – northern_light007

18.

“Planned obsolescence.” – recaffeinated

19.

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

20.

“College tuition. I graduated with a B.S. Information Technology and Computer Science. Working at a job and earning just as much as my coworkers who didn’t go to college and earned certifications. They have zero debt, while I’m $40k in the hole.” – Accurate_Interview10

21.

“Pretty much anything that says it will enlarge your p[e]nis.”