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It seems obvious to me that this is an extreme stance and greatly oversimplifies things, but a couple things to note: * the global advertising industry is upwa
by romellem 7y ago
It seems obvious to me that this is an extreme stance and greatly oversimplifies things, but a couple things to note:
* the global advertising industry is upwards of a $500 billion market [1]
* that industry employs close to 200k people in the U.S. alone [2]
I think it is safe to say that people who earn their living via the advertising industry and thus positively contribute to the economy would be a benefit to society. Of course one could still make the argument that the net impact is harmful, but I don’t think it is controversial to say that is a bold claim with many complicating factors.
1. https://www.statista.com/topics/990/global-advertising-market/ https://www.statista.com/topics/990/global-advertising-marke...
2. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186066/employment-in-us-advertising-and-related-services-2008/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/186066/employment-in-us-...
- prewett 7y agoThe size of an industry and the number of people that it employs is hardly a measure of how it benefits society. People are employed in the global spam, fraud, and mafia markets, and they spend their income on such wholesome things as housing, groceries, computers, expensive wine/cars/vacations, art. Doesn't mean that the industry contributes positively to society.