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[โ€“] David_H@reddthat.com 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Everything comes with a subscription

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[โ€“] bit101@lemm.ee 28 points 1 year ago (6 children)

College. The learning is fine, the cost is freaking out of hand. I never went and have no regrets. My daughter is going now and I feel like I'm supporting a scam.

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[โ€“] dan1101@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago (17 children)

The extra .9 cent we pay for every gallon of gas in the USA.

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[โ€“] JamesConeZone@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Paying for airplane luggage national-mourning-period

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[โ€“] hsl@wayfarershaven.eu 25 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Car rental - I'm 95% sure I don't need any of those extra insurances but due to pressure and fear tactics (you do want to be covered if x happens, right?), it's hard to know in the moment.

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[โ€“] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[โ€“] snaptastic@beehaw.org 24 points 1 year ago (4 children)
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[โ€“] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Paying high subscription fees for Autodesk products

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[โ€“] Ddhuud@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

Companies being the sole arbiters of OTA "Upgrades" and DRM "purchases".

[โ€“] owiseedoubleyou@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mass Surveillance.

Companies and governments alike have successfully convinced most people that they have "nothing to fear".

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[โ€“] Revanee@lemmy.one 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[โ€“] VitoCorleone@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Organized religion.

Nothing comes even remotely close.

[โ€“] csolisr@communities.azkware.net 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Speculative economic instruments. There's a reason why specific items, such as onions in the US, have been banned from being essentially bet on.

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[โ€“] flatpandisk@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Resort fees, especially in Las Vegas.

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[โ€“] Julian_1_2_3_4_5@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 year ago

most cheap things that fall apart after a short time

[โ€“] TheWoozy@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] soyagi@yiffit.net 20 points 1 year ago (6 children)
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[โ€“] mihor@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] HonestMistake_@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[โ€“] starclaude@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

gacha game, paying premium money, an insane amount event just to see virtual character

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