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> it’s a fact that advertising drives our economy Is it really though? I could believe that advertising does incentivize people to buy things that they otherwi
by usefulcat 3y ago
> it’s a fact that advertising drives our economy
Is it really though? I could believe that advertising does incentivize people to buy things that they otherwise might not. But OTOH, if there were no advertising, people would still spend money, just differently. It's not as though people are going to start lighting money on fire in the absence of advertising.
- dahart 3y agoI think so, in part. To be clear I’m not claiming it’s the only driver, nor the largest, but it’s undeniably large nonetheless. Consider that Google’s entire search existence is funded by ads, and there’s loads of competition. Basically all of TV and a lot of online streaming is ad funded. Magazines and radio and print media all get large portions of revenue via ads. I agree people would still spend money in a world without ads, but we don’t currently have that world, right?
- lostlogin 3y agoThe things you mention are media, and that world is heavily loaded with advertising. Other industries have it but it isn’t attention whoring trash, it’s more subtle. The free coffee at a conference, the rep dropping by to say hello. The brand name on the pens. The strong views against advertising are a very logical reaction to the obnoxious methods used.
- dahart 3y agoYep totally agree. This is part of why I’m not against all advertising, and you’re also highlighting reasons why we shouldn’t allow being against the invasive media ads to be framed as or considered to be a radical stance.