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🧳 Your bag came back broken. The airline knows you'll give up before getting paid.

Jun 30, 2026

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3 min read

🧳 Your bag came back broken. The airline knows you'll give up before getting paid.

US baggage mishandling is getting worse, not better. The $3,800 cap you've heard about isn't even the real number.

Idea Guy

🛒 I listed a dresser for $80. The scams started within 6 minutes.

Jun 23, 2026

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3 min read

🛒 I listed a dresser for $80. The scams started within 6 minutes.

1 billion users. $1.2B in fraud. No escrow. No safe meetup. No buyer protection. Facebook built the audience and skipped everything else.

Idea Guy

📺 You cancelled cable to save money. You're now paying more than you ever did.

Jun 16, 2026

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3 min read

📺 You cancelled cable to save money. You're now paying more than you ever did.

$87 a month. 4.5 streaming services. And you still can't find what you want to watch.

Idea Guy

🏥 You explained your entire medical history again. They still don't have your records

Jun 9, 2026

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3 min read

🏥 You explained your entire medical history again. They still don't have your records

70% of patients repeat their entire medical history at new appointments. The $35B system built to fix this still doesn't work.

Idea Guy

🌿 You paid extra for "sustainable." It might have meant nothing.

Jun 2, 2026

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2 min read

🌿 You paid extra for "sustainable." It might have meant nothing.

42% of green claims online are false or deceptive. The word sustainable has no legal definition. Here's the problem.

Idea Guy

👻 You made it to the final round. Then nothing.

May 26, 2026

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2 min read

👻 You made it to the final round. Then nothing.

75% of applicants never hear back. There is no database of which companies do this repeatedly. Every candidate walks in blind.

Idea Guy

🌊 I paid $120 extra for the ocean view. I could see water if I leaned over the railing.

May 19, 2026

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2 min read

🌊 I paid $120 extra for the ocean view. I could see water if I leaned over the railing.

Ocean view is a marketing term with no legal definition. Hotels know this. Booking platforms profit from it.

Idea Guy

👀 My team is "working from home." I have absolutely no idea if that's true.

May 12, 2026

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2 min read

👀 My team is "working from home." I have absolutely no idea if that's true.

The visibility gap eating remote teams from the inside

Idea Guy

💀 I forgot to cancel. They did not forget to charge me.

May 6, 2026

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2 min read

💀 I forgot to cancel. They did not forget to charge me.

The cancel button that was never meant to be found

Idea Guy

Archive

Dive into a collection of past posts and rediscover timeless content.

🧳 Your bag came back broken. The airline knows you'll give up before getting paid.

🛒 I listed a dresser for $80. The scams started within 6 minutes.

📺 You cancelled cable to save money. You're now paying more than you ever did.

🏥 You explained your entire medical history again. They still don't have your records

🌿 You paid extra for "sustainable." It might have meant nothing.

👻 You made it to the final round. Then nothing.

🌊 I paid $120 extra for the ocean view. I could see water if I leaned over the railing.

👀 My team is "working from home." I have absolutely no idea if that's true.

💀 I forgot to cancel. They did not forget to charge me.

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