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What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by mastermind@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Religion. The all-time champion, no contest, just as George Carlin said:

https://youtu.be/2tp0UNcjzl8

[–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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[–] ThisIsNecessary@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Is it just me or do Piped videos not play for everyone? The play button does nothing.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

What do you expect to happen when faith in the divine is literally a socially acceptable mental illness.