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Its not the need for advertising. Its the unreasonable effectivness and devastating side-effects of the attention sequestration techniques developed in the last
by zarkov99 6y ago
Its not the need for advertising. Its the unreasonable effectivness and devastating side-effects of the attention sequestration techniques developed in the last 10 years. Its not only that years of our of lives are being directly stollen by vapid bullshit, its that the effects of this manipulation extend well beyond the actual time spent engaging with it, with absolutely horrific consequences to our mental health, our coesion as a people and ultimately our physical safety. In a generation, if not earlier, the ad bussiness will be looked upon in a worst light than the tabaco industry. And this will be entirely appropriate.
- otabdeveloper4 6y agoAgain, business cannot exist without advertising. Even money and finance is negotiable - business can survive on barter alone, even though the overhead would be monstrous. But advertising is not negotiable, it must exist in one way or another if the economy exists. If you want to go down this road, argue about the "how", not the "what". The idea of banning advertising outright is too silly for words.