mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agoWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?message-squaremessage-square796fedilinkarrow-up1635arrow-down123
arrow-up1612arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square796fedilink
minus-squareRiskable@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down2·11 months agoReligions promise anything and everything but don’t actually provide anything in return for time or money invested. It’s the very definition of a scam. It’s no different than supplement scams or homeopathic pills.
minus-squareJimmyMcGill@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·11 months agoI wouldn’t say anything. You could provide a sense of belonging, guidance etc but many cults also do that. Now, many also promise eternal salvation and the like and that is 100% a scam. Literally the same as snake oil.
Religions promise anything and everything but don’t actually provide anything in return for time or money invested. It’s the very definition of a scam.
It’s no different than supplement scams or homeopathic pills.
I wouldn’t say anything. You could provide a sense of belonging, guidance etc but many cults also do that.
Now, many also promise eternal salvation and the like and that is 100% a scam. Literally the same as snake oil.