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What popular product do you think is modern day snakeoil? (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 months ago by Irelephant@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The American "food" industry, the American "health care" industry, American politics, the prison industrial complex, the military industrial complex, entertainment, right off the top of my head.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The American Dream... because you have to be asleep to believe it.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Absolutely. ETA: good to see you again. A happy surprise.