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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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[–] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What country? In my country everyone knows that's a scam.

[–] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

UK

We had a referendum and people voted to keep the scam.

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

Only because AV was even worse.

It wasn't a PR system, it was just FPTP with a hat on.

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

USA