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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)

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[–] pascal@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Frequent flyer for the last 20 years. It wasn't normal at all until a few years ago. You just validated this whole thread.

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[–] severien@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago

I meant "normal" as in "ethically acceptable". A widespread practice can still be immoral.

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