Thomas Midgely Jr, inventor of leaded petrol and CFCs, deserves a mention in this thread.
The landmine.
Chemical weapons.
Indulgences for cash.
Reality TV.
The autotuner.
If you invented all these things, you could fairly describe yourself as the Leonardo Da Vinci of evil.
Poor bastard. By all accounts, an exceedingly capable engineer - the guy just didn’t know what we know now. Hell, the invention of CFCs was motivated by a genuinely praiseworthy impulse - earlier refrigerants used to kill people when they leaked. Midgley helped to stop that, and he had no way of knowing he’d be damaging the ozone layer.
Least lucky guy ever.
Those little magazine inserts that either fall into your lap while reading or that you have to rip out to enjoy the article.
Here’s a thought.
This font.
Damn you!!
Actually, the guy was genuinely evil. He knew about the dangers of lead poisoning, he suffered from it himself, but lied about it to the press. He may not have known about the danger to the general public, but there were cases of hallucinations, insanity and several deaths at the plant he worked at.
He was unlucky on CFCs, their effect on the ozone layers wasn’t known until much later.
Those flimsy plastic bags you get at the grocery that cut grooves in your fingers when you try to carry them.
Car alarms. I’d be worried about my personal safety if I ever admitted it to anyone.
annoying online ads, the Macarena, air quotes.
The Fleshlight. Ewww.
Old age. Accompanied by horrid diseases.
Organized religion.
Asbestos insulation
shaky cam
Plastic clamshell packaging, more evil than Pandora’s Box.
The Real Doll.
According to Bill Bryson’s Made in America, the guy who invented the shopping mall originally intended it as a place to foster a sense of community and bring people together. He died horrified at what his invention wrought.
The Democrat Party.
