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Just so I am clear, is "CTA" here "call-to-action". And you're against anything with a call-to-action in it? Like, call me out if this is the wrong acronym, or
by gameman144 5y ago
Just so I am clear, is "CTA" here "call-to-action". And you're against anything with a call-to-action in it?
Like, call me out if this is the wrong acronym, or if I'm misinterpreting, but wouldn't all these be banned then?
> Get out and vote!
> Get vaccinated!
> Sign your kids up for school by August 15th!
> Read to your kids!
> File your taxes by April 15th!
Like, is that actually your position? Not trying to rebut (yet), but that seems like a very very different standard than what exists today if so.
- tomc1985 5y agoPretty much. People are being pulled in a thousand different directions by people with their calls-to-action. Mainly targeting advertisements and political messaging. More prosaic stuff like filing your taxes on time can be conveyed effectively without commanding people to do things. "Taxes are due by April 15th" would work fine, for example.
- fsflover 5y ago> People are being pulled in a thousand different directions by people with their calls-to-action. Is that a bad thing? > "Taxes are due by April 15th" would work fine, for example. "Climate action is due now"
- tomc1985 5y ago> "Climate action is due now" Couple that with some of the evidence as to why and you have a pretty good message to get out. So very many people don't like being told what to do, and all we do is yell at them with commands and imperatives. Personally it has given me a burning contempt for the kind of folks that promulgate this stuff. If someone wants to compel me into action then they need to convince me on its merits, and those merits alone.
- fsflover 5y agoSo you are not calling to suppress all political calls. You are calling for reasoning. I agree here.