50 Things That Should No Longer Exist in 2024 But Somehow Still Have a Place in Society

Developing and manufacturing medications is big business: Statista says that pharma revenues worldwide were 1.48 trillion dollars in 2022. That’s trillion, with a t. And they make that money by getting you to buy medication, and they get you to buy their medication with advertising.

It might surprise you to learn that in the United States, there is not much the government does to control this advertising. The FDA keeps an eye on whether the advertising conforms to the few rules that there are, but basically, these companies can advertise as much as they want!