The lottery. Falconry. Schools.
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They would go bad instantly. I would assume these would be only suitable for banana bread. Reminds me of prechopped veggies that are way overpriced.
Both these bananas and the pre-chopped veggies are nice for people with disabilities.
Please stop with justifying things that are terrible for people and the world. If these items are needed for people with disabilities, you don’t take a natural container, remove it and cover it in plastic. The solution would be to create something that is created once and does the job required indefinitely.
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Organized religion. Prosperity gospel. Televangelists. Tucker’s career.
Trump and the American Nazi Party
Specific models of dumpsters found in national parks. Apparently making sure that the smartest bear can't get into a dumpster while making sure the dumbest person can is a grey zone.
There have been national park visitors who have asked at what time the animals are let out of their cages and put back in them. Then again, that might be an education issue rather than a stupidity problem. Would it be ethical to experiment on these people by suggesting "we'll tell you if you can get that dumpster open"?
Caveat: Having never seen those dumpsters, I have the nagging feeling that I could well be outsmarted by the bears.
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Lotteries. If people understood odds they'd never buy a ticket, or at least not in the numbers they do.
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Tiktok
Religion
Lots of subscription based services, like heated seats in cars
Warning labels that say shit like "Contains: Milk" on a carton of milk.
Egg carton that says "Contains Egss", like yeah, I sure hope so
'Caution: Hot' on coffee.
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Probably a whole bunch of us. Stupidity may result in unwanted and/or unplanned pregnancies.
Short-term warranties for electronics that aren’t expensive.
When i worked for office Max, back when they still existed, they told us to always always always push the "extended warranty"...
$4.00 on a $15.00 calculator... Even if you're making minimum wage, the time spent dicking around with the warranty crap, you could have bought a better calculator when the first broke.
$4 is 27% of $15. Are you telling me that this calculator has a greater than 27% chance of failing within 1 year? If so, I'll shop elsewhere. If not, your warranty is a ripoff and I'll shop elsewhere.
Ah! No no no! See that's what makes the Office Max Difference!©®™
It's three years instead of one! /s
These laptop fans I bought a while back had a warranty of 60 days. At that stage I wonder why even bother. They worked just fine for years, though.
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Advertising
False dichotomies…
"Do not eat"-stickers.
At HEB I saw "Water melon filet" for sale.
McDonald's
The current american government?
Instructions on bottles of shampoo.
I used to think the same but I recently decided to embrace my curly hair and the way you use certain shampoos/conditioners can be different. I've had to read the instructions each time I try a new brand to make sure I don't ruin my hair.
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Car door jams/openers
Forgetful doesn't mean stupid!
Quick! Where are your keys?!
Did you have to look? lol
Schools.
this was my first thouht too lol
i also feel that schools are made for people more willing to learn, so perhaps schools are moreso made for 'smart' people
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