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“Why Does This Even Exist?” 29 Inventions That People In This Online Thread Find Strange And Useless
Article created by: Justinas Keturka
We humans have invented loads of things throughout our history. Some inventions are absolutely amazing and we cannot imagine our lives without them. That includes medicine, technology, transportation and many more things.
However, not all the things we invented are that good; some are even devastating.
Redditor NPT1506 asked internet users: "What is the worst human invention ever made?" and many chimed in to answer. From bombs to ads, people prove that lots of things we came up with are really not that great. What do you think is the worst invention? Share your thoughts in the comments down below!
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#1
For-profit healthcare system. There is no reason people should suffer financial burden seeking the right to live a healthy life.
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#4
Algorithmic Social Media. MySpace was fine, no algorithm, no extremes. FB, Twitter, etc, the algorithm to show you more of what you like leads people into an echo chamber and causes polarization of people's views, helping dehumanize each other.
#6
Religion. Kills so many people and gives so many more the excuse to be hateful people.
#7
Single use plastic. Particles have been found in every corner of the earth and ocean, as well as in human and animal embryos. Most of these break down into toxic compounds and will have long-term physical and chemical impacts.
#9
social media. never before was it so essy for stupid people to find like minded other stupid people and suddenly 'have a voice'.
also, people have no social skills anymore.
#11
lobotomy. Worst part is the guy even got a Nobel Prize :P
#14
Subscription services to anything in a vehicle that is already built into it. Oh your car seats have a seat warmer built in? That's a subscription to use despite just spending $30,000 on the car and the equipment was installed at the factory.
#15
That plastic childproof packaging that no one knows how to open so we cut it with scissors and still somehow manage to cut ourselves from it.
#16
Styrofoam is pretty abominable in my book, especially for things like takeout food that’s destined for the trash within minutes of use
#18
Companies being considered people is going to destroy the US.
#19
**Corporations.** - Legal entities in that they can own property. - Immortal. - Fines of millions of dollars have little effect when their profits are in the billions. - Able to shift their revenues from nation to nation to avoid paying taxes. - Zero ethics...if you won't evict Grandma, then we'll fire you and put someone in your chair that will. - Able to donate a pittance of their profits to politicians who now reside in their pockets, and legislate to serve the corps and not the people. - Anyone who defies a corporation will be ground to dust by their legal team.
#21
That little “press to open” tab on Kraft Mac n cheese boxes. That has been an effective way of opening those boxes exactly zero times.
#26
Hand sensing faucets 90% of them work badly Just give me a better sensor or I’ll take the normal faucet ffs
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