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> But if you claim not to know that a 30 second video clip in the middle of your TV show... The obvious cases are not what make this unworkable, it's the edges

by tqi 5y ago

> But if you claim not to know that a 30 second video clip in the middle of your TV show... The obvious cases are not what make this unworkable, it's the edges. Is a paid product placement an ad? Is simply furnishing clothes for the actors to wear on set an ad? Your original suggestion was that this letter didn't go far enough, and that we need to ban advertising altogether. But it actually seems like what you actually mean is that some additional forms of ads you find objectionable should be banned. I personally have no problem with ads if it means I don't have to pay for stuff with money. But you asked why people downvoted you, and that was my answer.

kerkeslager 5y ago
There are two very large logical leaps you've made here: 1. You've leaped from "we haven't discussed what details would make this work" to "it's unworkable". As I said before: obviously details need to be worked out. Your answer to why people downvoted me is basically that I didn't draft fully-formed legislation before presenting the idea on HN. If you'd like to discuss details, I'd be happy to do so, but saying "it's unworkable" outright without hearing those details, or worse, downvoting without explanation, are not ways to continue that discussion. 2. You've leaped from "the edge cases are unworkable" to "all the cases are unworkable". Are you willing to admit that a law against the case we've both agreed is obvious would be workable?