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> I hope that signs and signals can most fade away. Imagine walking through a city without street signs or advertisements or stoplights Will that get us a Blac
by oldcynic 8y ago
> I hope that signs and signals can most fade away. Imagine walking through a city without street signs or advertisements or stoplights
Will that get us a Black Mirror episode where no door or amenity will function until you put the lenses in? LargeCorp was concerned at the potential loss of trade so lobbied for a city bylaw requiring them. Or perhaps the Netflix Anon movie where all buildings are covered with 100' high virtual ads?
Don't get me wrong I'd love to get back to a built environment usually only seen in older photos where every surface isn't required to be a marketing opportunity. I just suspect somewhere along the way to this beautiful future there'll be a bait and switch. Cue uBlock for Lens(tm).
- ForrestN 8y agoGiven the current assault on advertising as a business model I admit to being optimistic that our society is inching closer to asking corporations to stop manipulating them.