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[–] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I will never understand why many consumers are so fucking stupid... 🤦

[–] Jknaraa@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

While everyone was busy buying up all the toilet paper I realized I don't actually need it nearly as much as I had been using it, if I just shower afterwards, and ended up saving a ton of money.

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago

Good ol' waffle stomping.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 3 points 11 months ago

Spending money on dumb shit is fun for them, and combined with… FOMO I guess… suddenly the marketing campaign is a real trend.

And judging from a few people I know IRL, they don’t even necessarily know that marketing/advertising is involved.