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* [[Elon Musk]]'s acquisition of [[Twitter]] has been this for a large variety of reasons. A detailed analysis of his mistakes [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb2m2ihZVq0&list=RDCMUCrr7y8rEXb7_RiVniwvzk9w&start_radio=1&rv=Gb2m2ihZVq0&t=150 can be viewed here.]
* Australian billionaire [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Palmer#Titanic_II Clive Palmer] has a history of ill-conceived ideas that exploit older ideas; he thought of bringing back commercial airships (like The Hindenburg), and built the world’s largest dinosaur-themed animatronic amusement park, which lasted five years before faulty design caused it to burn down. His worst idea, however, was ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_II Titanic II]''. Inspired by the success of the movie ''[[Titanic |Titanic]]'', he got the idea of building a near-exact replica of the famous ship, thinking movie fans would pay through the nose for a chance to cross the Atlantic on such a vessel - note where it says “near-exact” replica, he did think it through enough to plan to correct the mistake that caused it to sink, meaning he’d add a few meters width for additional “stability”, but it would otherwise be exactly the same, including the same three passengers classes, same restaurant facilities, same decor, and would stop at the same ports in the offered tour. Now, Palmer was not the first to propose such a plan (nor the first to ultimately cancel it, which should have told him something) but Palmer’s idea was especially a bad idea for several reasons. One, the problem that all similar plans have, [[What Did You Expect When You Named It?|the notoriety of the ship and the disaster it caused didn’t attract many investors and likely wouldn’t be much of a draw to tourists]]. Two, the near-exact replica he planned would not pass modern safety regulations for ocean liners. The interior would need redesign for safety (like updated design for stairways, doors, cabin arrangements, etc) and would need to use modern shipping technology to make the grade - obviously, a coal-powered engine would disqualify the design quickly. Even if all these upgrades were made, it would not be the same, which ruins the whole idea. And third, the idea of a trans-Atlantic voyage just isn’t a popular vacation idea anymore, modern tourists would find it boring.
* Conservative [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moms_for_Liberty Moms for Liberty] (a group recognized as an "extremist group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which is their term for a nonviolent hate group) has done this quite a lot:
** Quoting [[Adolf Hitler]] is never a wise move for a group who claims to value "traditional family values" or democracy; a member of
** Promoting a charity toy drive during the holidays is always a good idea, except when you promote one being held by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_Stuff_(blog)#National_Justice_Party National Justice Party] (which is an actual neo-Nazi hate group that was involved in the [w:2021 storming of the United States Capitol|January 6, 2021 Capitol Building riot], and you [[The Grinch| publicly organize it as a white-only event]].
** Also, having (consensual) threesome sex with your husband and another woman is not - to the opinion of most - a bad thing. However, [[Straw Hypocrite| doing so while publicly preaching about the need for "traditional family values" while pushing to criminalize LGBT activities and reject the very concept of acceptance of such]], it doesn't help your cause. Bridget Ziegler, (one of the three ''founding members'' the organization not only admitted to doing so) she did so amid accusations of rape and sexual assault by that woman towards her husband. Even the other two founders claimed they were "shaken" by the accusations and supported further investigation, while publicly stating that Ziegler was no longer a member of the group.
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