Industries based on your stupidity

BDI · 28-10-2019 12:35PM #1

I heard from a fella there who is getting married and he was told by the wife that’s it’s now tradition that he has to organise an activity for her hen party.

So now there is all the normal hen party stuff but also they all have to go do the husbands activity as well.

Somewhere in the last few years some salesman convinced a bride to be that one activity wasn’t enough and her budget didn’t matter because it was the tradition of the husband to lay on paintballing in trabolgan.

Now it’s tradition dating back as far as social media.

The wedding industry I suppose is based on people’s stupidity, insecurity and need to show off.

Any other ones. Like every designer brand has a range of cheap white t shirts with their brand name on them and people pay an extra 20 or so quid to wear and advertise that brand. If gucci asked somebody to walk up and down o Connell street holding a sign saying Gucci for minimum wage most would laugh at them. But they will pay to wear it on a cheap white t shirt.

Mrs OBumble · 28-10-2019 12:37PM

Lotto

Taxback.com

thomas anderson. · 28-10-2019 12:40PM

I.T Support

28-10-2019 12:43PM

Social media "influencer".

JupiterKid · 28-10-2019 12:45PM

The gambling industry in general...

...horse racing, greyhound racing, casinos, online gambling etc.

amacca · 28-10-2019 12:56PM

Modern car industry

Plastic vanity covers to trap unwanted heat

Plastic manifolds and piping guaranteed to crack

Overly complex electronics guaranteed to fail

Egr valves, dpfs pump8ng dirty exhaust gas back into engine etc etc

People would want to be stupid to buy these products, yet they queue up in their millions year after year

If they understood the product we would have much more reliable vehicles

It's the same in most industries where consumers have less of a connection or understanding what they are buying what takes over then is style over substance.....you need to get the product that has both or a reasonable trade off

suicide_circus · 28-10-2019 12:57PM

bottled water

Castlekeeper · 28-10-2019 01:04PM

JupiterKid wrote: »

The gambling industry in general...

...hore racing , greyhound racing, casinos, online gambling etc.

Ah them were the days....

kirving · 28-10-2019 01:07PM

amacca wrote: »

Modern car industry

Plastic manifolds and piping guaranteed to crack

Overly complex electronics guaranteed to fail

In fact it was a metal bolt and not the plastic manifold that cracked on my car. Overall though, I'll take a modern car every day of the week.

Electronics - I can't remember when my car has failed to start.

Cars that can predict when you're going to crash and tighten the seatbelts.

Headlights that actually allow you to see the road.

Heated electric seats and Bluetooth.

Crashes that you can walk away from that would have killed people in the past.

Way more efficient and clean than in the past, and with Electric cars increasing in popularity.

A modern car is expensive, but great value for money for what you get.

Only a problem if you can't afford it and buy a new car at €700pm PCP

theteal · 28-10-2019 01:10PM

suicide_circus wrote: »

bottled water

Tell that to a good chunk of north Dublin last week.

Notmything · 28-10-2019 01:11PM

If the state had proper, effective, early intervention services available for families that were struggling then we wouldn't have the "for profit" children's residential services sector which has grown massively in recent years.

bfa1509 · 28-10-2019 01:16PM

BDI wrote: »

I heard from a fella there who is getting married and he was told by the wife that’s it’s now tradition that he has to organise an activity for her hen party.

So now there is all the normal hen party stuff but also they all have to go do the husbands activity as well.

Somewhere in the last few years some salesman convinced a bride to be that one activity wasn’t enough and her budget didn’t matter because it was the tradition of the husband to lay on paintballing in trabolgan.

Now it’s tradition dating back as far as social media.

The wedding industry I suppose is based on people’s stupidity, insecurity and need to show off.

Any other ones. Like every designer brand has a range of cheap white t shirts with their brand name on them and people pay an extra 20 or so quid to wear and advertise that brand. If gucci asked somebody to walk up and down o Connell street holding a sign saying Gucci for minimum wage most would laugh at them. But they will pay to wear it on a cheap white t shirt.

No offense to brides-to-be, but there is no one dumber than a bride-to-be.

All these "traditions" popping up are dumb as hell. Next thing gender reveal parties will be obligatory.

Peatys · 28-10-2019 01:17PM

Psychics

Sky King · 28-10-2019 01:20PM

The leaving cert grinds industry wouldn't be doing so well without stupid people, I guess.

Peatys · 28-10-2019 01:23PM

Sky King wrote: »

The leaving cert grinds industry wouldn't be doing so well without stupid people, I guess.

Inept teachers rather than stupid students.
If they can learn in grinds, they could have learned in class if the teachers were up to scratch. That said, it's 25 years since i sat my leaving, so hopefully teaching standards have gone up in the mean time.

BDI · 28-10-2019 01:24PM

bfa1509 wrote: »

No offense to brides-to-be, but there is no one dumber than a bride-to-be.

All these "traditions" popping up are dumb as hell. Next thing gender reveal parties will be obligatory.

Somebody will mention it’s bad luck not to have one, then old women up and down the country will be threatening social services on women who don’t have them.

daheff · 28-10-2019 01:24PM

theteal wrote: »

Tell that to a good chunk of north Dublin last week.

all they had to do was boil the water coming out of the tap. no need for bottled watet

Belladonna44 · 28-10-2019 01:25PM

The weight loss industry. Join a weight loss class, lose some weight, re-gain said weight (plus a little extra), re-join class. It’s a highly profitable business model.

Sky King · 28-10-2019 01:26PM

Peatys wrote: »

Inept teachers rather than stupid students.
If they can learn in grinds, they could have learned in class if the teachers were up to scratch. .

I don't necessarily agree. It might just take them twice as long to learn because they're a dullard and the teacher can't afford to spend the extra time it takes to teach them.

c.p.w.g.w · 28-10-2019 01:27PM

Peatys wrote: »

Inept teachers rather than stupid students.
If they can learn in grinds, they could have learned in class if the teachers were up to scratch. That said, it's 25 years since i sat my leaving, so hopefully teaching standards have gone up in the mean time.

Reminds me of a science teacher when I was doing my LC, literary everyone from his physics class attended the same grind on a Saturday morning it was pretty embarrassing

Princess Calla · 28-10-2019 01:30PM

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Reminds me of a science teacher when I was doing my LC, literary everyone from his physics class attended the same grind on a Saturday morning it was pretty embarrassing

Yeah and when everyone gets good results the teacher gets the credit.

corner of hells · 28-10-2019 01:31PM

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Reminds me of a science teacher when I was doing my LC, literary everyone from his physics class attended the same grind on a Saturday morning it was pretty embarrassing

You probably could have attended English grinds too.

c.p.w.g.w · 28-10-2019 01:33PM

corner of hells wrote: »

You probably could have attended English grinds too.

I'm actually dyslexic, but still got an A1 in my English OL

corner of hells · 28-10-2019 01:34PM

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

I'm actually dyslexic, but still got an A1 in my English OL

So am I, it urined my exams.

Del2005 · 28-10-2019 01:35PM

Diamond engagement rings. DeBeers couldn't sell their diamonds so marketed them at brides and now it's a massive industry. They even made up the amount the man is supposed to spend!

Day Lewin · 28-10-2019 01:35PM

The whole fizzy C0la drinks industry. I mean, why do they exist?

BDI · 28-10-2019 01:36PM

I would say teaching was exploited by smart people to gain way more than the majority of teachers deserve at the expense of resources for the students. I would not however say that it was an industry based on stupidity.

padd b1975 · 28-10-2019 01:38PM

Alcohol free beer.

BENDYBINN · 28-10-2019 01:51PM

Golf clubs........10,000 Euro to be a member.....

pgj2015 · 28-10-2019 01:58PM

The apple iphone industry. spend 1,200 euro on a phone when a 100 euro one would be fine.

anewme · 28-10-2019 02:26PM

I suppose you could say that about anything you are not into yourself.

Watches: Why pay thousands for a watch when you could get one in the pound shop that works perfectly.

Football: A massive industry based on what is effectively a load of people chasing after a ball of wind?

Holidays: Spending a load of money to see something in a far flung place.

Fast Food: Millions spent on Junk that makes people fat and unhealthy. Then the weight loss industry. You pay to put it on and you pay to take it off.

Cars: why drive a Porsche when a Dacia Duster gets you from A to B.

The point is, just because you don’t like it, does not mean someone else sees it as a valid service or something they choose to pay for. It does not make them stupid either, as we all like different things.

Industries based on your stupidity

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