Deception

 

It seems like commerce in the USA is completely based upon DECEPTION these days.  Now, there was deception in the 60s/70s but not as bad as it is today.

I remember SEARS getting caught for a bait and switch scheme and nobody could trust used car salesmen, but for the most part everyone was honest and straight forward.

In the 1980s, I learned that Engineering Schools were teaching their students BUILT IN OBSOLESCENCE which mean design and built a product that has a limited life span... so it needs to be replaced more frequently.

As we moved into the 1990s and 2000s, I discovered that most all commerce was based upon, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BUYER IF YOU CAN...  it seems nobody was playing the TRUTH GAME.

Today, in 2025, if you do not do your DUE DILLIGENCE then you might as well guarantee yourself that you will be conned, ripped off, or in some way taken advantage of.  That is just the way it is.

A recent discussion with an online stranger trying to sell me a service, pushed the fact that he and his company had an A+ rating with the BBB...  that could be verified but when I performed a GOOGLE search or searched using Microsoft's COPILOT(AI), I literally found dozens of dissatisfied customers that felt they had not just been lied to but that this company was not even answering their phone calls.  This was also confirmed with COPILOT.

I think this started back in the 1970s/80s/90s when potential job applicants started lying on their resumes about their qualifications and what they could do.  This was accomplished by playing with the use of words.

LET THE BUYER BEWARE....