I asked ChatGPT same question, just out of curiosity. 😂🤣 It responded with what's in image. I then asked it for more and it answered...
Sure! Here are a few other examples of scams that have become so normalized that people might not even recognize them as such:
1. **Subscription Traps**: Many services offer free trials or low-cost introductory offers, but then automatically renew at much higher prices. The terms are often buried in fine print, and canceling the subscription can be made deliberately difficult, leading to people continuing to pay for something they no longer want or use.
2. **Hidden Fees in Banking**: Banks often advertise "free" accounts but charge hidden fees for things like account maintenance, ATM withdrawals, or even receiving paper statements. These fees can add up significantly over time, but they are so common now that most people don’t think twice about them.
3. **Predatory Payday Loans**: Payday loans offer quick cash to those in need, but the interest rates are extremely high, often leading people into a cycle of debt. While they are regulated in many places, they still persist as a "solution" for short-term financial problems.
4. **Clickbait and Fake News**: The prevalence of misleading headlines, sensationalized stories, or outright false information in media and on social platforms. Many clickbait articles promise sensational or shocking content but deliver minimal value. People are so used to seeing them that they often don’t realize how manipulative and misleading these tactics are.
5. **Airline Baggage Fees**: Airlines have increasingly made it a norm to charge for things that were once included in the price of a ticket, like checked luggage or seat selection. What used to be standard has become an additional cost, and many travelers just accept it as part of the deal.
6. **"Free" Services That Aren’t Free**: Many online services or apps, such as social media platforms or search engines, are technically free to use, but they make money by selling your data to advertisers. The true cost is in the privacy people are sacrificing, but this has become so accepted that few question it.
7. **Pay-to-Win Microtransactions in Video Games**: Many games, especially mobile and online games, have shifted to a model where players can buy advantages, whether it's better gear or faster progression. This has become so common that gamers now expect it, even though it can give paying players an unfair advantage.
These are just a few examples where what's being done can often be seen as exploitative or deceptive, but over time, they've become so common that many people just accept them as normal.
Always good listening 🧡✨
When you were young, mints are those little, round, white lollies that your grandmother would pass to you from the bottom of her handbag, halfway through a sermon in church, on Sundays. 🥹
I remember the days we played with those pretty balls of mercury rolling them around on chemistry class bench tops and Bunsen burners were burning all over the place too. 🤣😂😄😆
🥺☹️🧡✨ Well, you have just now given 999,999 a little love in advance. 👍
Didn't realize that my own book, written years ago, was on Apple Books 📚
https://books.apple.com/au/book/time-for-my-life-365-stepping-stones/id443692319
Cool! 😎 I should share that link more often. Now my book is in a post, here on Nostr. 🤓History has been made. 🤣🧡✨
When Apple sets up Bitcoin payments then people will buy my book with Bitcoin. Cool! 😎 More history being made. LOL 😂
Didn't realize that my own book, written years ago, was on Apple Books 📚
https://books.apple.com/au/book/time-for-my-life-365-stepping-stones/id443692319
Cool! 😎 I should share that link more often. Now my book is in a post, here on Nostr. 🤓History has been made. 🤣🧡✨
How does that compare to recent sales figures for cold wallets? 🤓😄
It's frightening, I agree. 🥺 $100K AUD is approximately $63K USD.
In AUD which is approximately $63K USD.
GM Nostriches 🧡✨
Another great interview with Dr. John Campbell 25 March 2025.
GN
Remember the analogy of beach ball being held under? All will be ok. 👍 Plus it all looks different when measured in Bitcoin. One BTC is and will always be one BTC, thank goodness. 🧡✨
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