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I keep coming across this idea and as much as I dislike advertising, I have trouble seeing how making it illegal would reduce consumption. Intuitively, I've alw

by apk-d 9y ago

I keep coming across this idea and as much as I dislike advertising, I have trouble seeing how making it illegal would reduce consumption. Intuitively, I've always perceived it as a zero sum game. Never heard of anyone who started sitting on top of a pile of cash after installing uBlock either.

coldtea 9y ago
>I keep coming across this idea and as much as I dislike advertising, I have trouble seeing how making it illegal would reduce consumption. There are some books about how the advent of modern mass advertising (and a lot of pushing) made people turn to consumption. I've also remember reading some accounts about how tv strikes (that thus prevent ads being air) resulted in reduced consumption but don't have a reference. I think it's the same idea behind banning cigarette ads to reduce smoking, and similar to banning very thin models to reduce anorexia etc. Even if it doesn't work that way, banning advertising could be its own reward!