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Just ban all ads and be done with it. Really don't understand why it's taking us (collectively) so long to get there.
by kaffeemitsahne 7y ago
Just ban all ads and be done with it. Really don't understand why it's taking us (collectively) so long to get there.
- easytiger 7y agoThe site you are commenting on is effectively an Ad for yc. Should that be banned?
- blub 7y agoIt's not "effectively" an ad for anything, it's a discussion forum. The fact that it also offers some publicity to YC's business is an additional aspect, but not the main one.
- easytiger 7y agoIt's an "ad" in as much as anything. Not to mention it sells job advertisement space. It brings goodwill to the brand. A core tennant of advertising. Such a weak minded assertion as "ban all advertising" without considering how that impacts freedom of speech is unbelievable.
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- alexandercrohde 7y agoHow about - Banning all color in ads, all images/videos in ads, all ads in public (busses, billboards, etc), music in ads. Simply black and white text information (which is what YC adheres to). Any step in that direction I support.
- easytiger 7y agoGovernment dictated shop fronts for all. Death to design.
- Marsymars 7y ago> Such a weak minded assertion as "ban all advertising" without considering how that impacts freedom of speech is unbelievable. There are many categories of products that are already not allowed to advertised, where meta-discussion about the products still works fine.
- tim333 7y agoAds can have positive effects for society too. Say your hotel is empty and you advertise half price rooms - everyone one wins compared with that being banned.
- nevode 7y agoHow would people know about a new product being launched?
- webninja 7y agoGood point. So where do we draw the line between good advertising (i.e. new products, new movie trailers) and bad advertising (i.e. “beauty” product manipulations, sugary drink commercials)?