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"ban, ban, ban, ban, ban" - what a great idea to improve the world.

• eternalban 6y ago
  You're reducing the equation to an unreasonable degree. Parameters are: - negative effects on society at-large - destruction of privacy - creation of turn-key surveillance systems - negative effects on urban environment aesthetics - ... - legitimate business desire to promote goods and services. It's that sole last item, which is the entire stated purpose of "advertising". We could create a web just for product promotion, and it would be opt in. Looking for widget x? Go to the market and even provide demographics for better service. Advertising is a pretext for baking in surveillance and social modification systems into society. It is, like certain aspects of financial system, 'sacrosanct', and it is strictly taboo to state the obvious regarding advertising, as a systemic approach to moderating societal norms and behavior.
• maedla 6y ago
  yes