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100%. And I love the fact that with Apple that agency slowly moves back to me - the ad industry can disappear overnight, and I don’t think life would get worse

by koluna 6y ago

100%. And I love the fact that with Apple that agency slowly moves back to me - the ad industry can disappear overnight, and I don’t think life would get worse without it.

banads 6y ago
>the ad industry can disappear overnight, and I don’t think life would get worse without it If you're concerned about extreme materialism and the effect it has on the environment and mental health, then it seems life would not get worse, it would get better.
- oh_sigh 6y ago
  Have there been any studies showing that people buy fewer things when exposed to less advertising?
- gquiniou 6y ago
  I'd love to believe we would all be better if there was no advertising but it looks like our entire civilization is based on always producing and selling more stuff. What happens when we stop that ?
  - banads 6y ago
    Perhaps a paradigm shift from a "thing" oriented society to a "person" oriented society. "We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing-oriented" society to a "person-oriented" society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered" -MLK
TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
No, your confused. The agency has just shifted closer to Apple. Which happens to align better with your interests, at least in this-five-minute-period.
- koluna 6y ago
  User choice is always good. I’m sure Apple is doing this not out of the goodness of their heart, but it does give customers more control, which is a positive.
  - deleted 6y ago
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  - TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
    Smacks of Stockholm syndrome. It’s interesting because, as an Apple iOS and MacOS user, I experience their locked-down / progressively more restricted / more secure / more private walled garden And I too am happy and content to be in that environment. The thing is, people actually don’t want fraternity, okay maybe they do, but only a little of it. What people really want is strong leadership. We actually want a benevolent director. Just don’t come running to me, don’t be surprised, when we all wake up in gulag.

by koluna 6y ago

100%. And I love the fact that with Apple that agency slowly moves back to me - the ad industry can disappear overnight, and I don’t think life would get worse without it.

banads 6y ago

>the ad industry can disappear overnight, and I don’t think life would get worse without it If you're concerned about extreme materialism and the effect it has on the environment and mental health, then it seems life would not get worse, it would get better.

oh_sigh 6y ago
Have there been any studies showing that people buy fewer things when exposed to less advertising?
gquiniou 6y ago
I'd love to believe we would all be better if there was no advertising but it looks like our entire civilization is based on always producing and selling more stuff. What happens when we stop that ?
- banads 6y ago
  Perhaps a paradigm shift from a "thing" oriented society to a "person" oriented society. "We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing-oriented" society to a "person-oriented" society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered" -MLK

TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago

No, your confused. The agency has just shifted closer to Apple. Which happens to align better with your interests, at least in this-five-minute-period.

koluna 6y ago
User choice is always good. I’m sure Apple is doing this not out of the goodness of their heart, but it does give customers more control, which is a positive.
- deleted 6y ago
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- TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
  Smacks of Stockholm syndrome. It’s interesting because, as an Apple iOS and MacOS user, I experience their locked-down / progressively more restricted / more secure / more private walled garden And I too am happy and content to be in that environment. The thing is, people actually don’t want fraternity, okay maybe they do, but only a little of it. What people really want is strong leadership. We actually want a benevolent director. Just don’t come running to me, don’t be surprised, when we all wake up in gulag.