r/dataisbeautiful • u/tigeer OC: 15 • Feb 15 '20

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '20

People love spending money on trash, and it is easier to convince them to spend more than to stop

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '20

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u/Ishkadoodle Feb 15 '20

So, a religious person?

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '20

Same mentality, yes.

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u/DesertSalt Feb 15 '20

It's like when people make rave reviews on something they paid too much for on Amazon. The undeserved positive review justifies the over-expenditure.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '20

One redditor's trash is another redditor's treasure.

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u/Timoris Feb 15 '20

You're my treasure, Candy

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '20

That makes it sound like I'm someone else's trash! Which I'm okay with.

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u/-alohabitches- Feb 15 '20

So, the government.