“Unveiling the Shadows: 55 Ordinary Industries That Conceal Sinister Secrets You Never Knew Existed”
But it is. By **far**.
Healthcare, particularly big pharma. Look up the Merck scandal with Vioxx. Merck fabricated a journal to hide the side effects of Vioxx, which was actually responsible for causing tens of thousands of heart attacks.
Big pharma ultimately cares about money, not health.
This will get buried but the Aquarium industry is awful. The amount of death and fish we just throw away would shock you. On top of that so many shops sell fish to people who are not setup properly to take care of the animal.
I thought working at a local flower shop would be rosy and idyllic until I was told to upsell grieving widows on already overpriced casket sprays.
The Art Industry. Paintings that look like a 5 year old made it that sell for $10 million are really just money laundering schemes, tax avoidance schemes and insurance scams.
Higher Education. It’s become all about the dollars.
Colleges took a major financial hit over the COVID years. To make up deficits, they’re doing some very shady s**t to get enrollment and retention back up to fill seats and collect money.
They’re doing things like:
1. Recruiting standards have fallen through the floor, attracting students who have no business in college in the first place.
