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1 year agoAt least with that example, the products are related. Amazon lets sellers replace listings with completely different items - new name, picture, and description. So you’ll find a scam 64GB USB drive that’s pretending to be 1TB with hundreds of positive reviews, but when you read those reviews, you realize they’re for the plastic fidget toy that shared the item number previously.
EPA regulations are designed to encourage better gas mileage, but they are based on vehicle size. So instead of making more fuel efficient engines, auto makers realized they could just make bigger trucks with the same shitty engines to meet the guidelines.