# Industries Ripe for Disruption

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 12, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/industries-ripe-for-disruption/939859 "2021-04-12T17:53:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/industries-ripe-for-disruption/939859/3 "2021-04-12T18:18:24Z")

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> [@snowthx](#):
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> Car Dealerships. Fetid swamps of awfulness.

In the USA, many states have laws requiring new cars to be sold via dealership only (yes, it sucks, but it is what it is), and Tesla has a [colorful history of fighting the states on these restrictions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_US_dealership_disputes).

> [@snowthx](#):
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> Real Estate. What do realtors actually do today compared to 20-30 years ago?

[This thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-realtors-real-estate-agents-really-worth-6-of-the-sale-price-of-my-home/932382) has a great discussion on that subject.

I’ll see if I can think of any more potential industries for disruption (and more importantly, able to be disrupted without running afoul of local regulations) later.

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