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My city banned billboard advertising once. All of them digital and non-digital. It was fabulous and finally felt like a place to live. Sadly it did not last lon

My city banned billboard advertising once. All of them digital and non-digital. It was fabulous and finally felt like a place to live. Sadly it did not last long and their revival only reinforced how refreshing their absence was. I think we do not realize the value of visual space and pay a heavy price when we decide to monetize it.

phh 4y ago
Wow, what city? Sounds like that would make for interesting news read
npteljes 4y ago
I think similarly, I think advertisement is mass poisoning that we happen to allow, because it makes a lot of money go around. One of the cities that did away with billboards is Sao Paulo - really interesting case. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cidade_Limpa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cidade_Limpa
immibis 4y ago
The city should require 98% of billboard advertising to go to a citizen's dividend - then we can see whether citizens feel it's worth it or not.
- amelius 4y ago
  Then I want to be paid by my Smart TV too. (Honestly, it is a bad idea, really)
lioeters 4y ago
Banksy on Advertising > People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you’re not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. > They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you. You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity. > Fuck that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It’s yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head. > You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs.

phh 4y ago

Wow, what city? Sounds like that would make for interesting news read

npteljes 4y ago

I think similarly, I think advertisement is mass poisoning that we happen to allow, because it makes a lot of money go around. One of the cities that did away with billboards is Sao Paulo - really interesting case. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cidade_Limpa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cidade_Limpa

immibis 4y ago

The city should require 98% of billboard advertising to go to a citizen's dividend - then we can see whether citizens feel it's worth it or not.

amelius 4y ago
Then I want to be paid by my Smart TV too. (Honestly, it is a bad idea, really)

lioeters 4y ago

Banksy on Advertising > People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you’re not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. > They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you. You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity. > Fuck that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It’s yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head. > You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs.