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This is why government regulation can be healthy. Ideally, ad replacement like what you described would be illegal. In a purely capitalist world it would be e
by Foy 15y ago
This is why government regulation can be healthy.
Ideally, ad replacement like what you described would be illegal.
In a purely capitalist world it would be encouraged.
Apologies for getting political. But you paint an all-too-possible picture that's worryingly dystopic.
- ianferrel 15y ago>"Ideally, ad replacement like what you described would be illegal" Why is that? No one's forcing anyone to wear these glasses. Do you think Adblock plugins should be illegal? If not, should they be illegal if they display a different ad instead? What if they remove all ads, but put a banner at the bottom of each page?
- windsurfer 15y agoI personally didn't think that any of the situations I described should be illegal, but I suppose it really says something about our society when I can picture people being okay with corporations knowing everything about them.
- malandrew 15y agoI personally wish that outdoor ads visible from public places were illegal like they are in São Paulo. Outdoor advertising is visual pollution that has been placed over the World so slowly that most people don't realize the problem because they don't have a point of reference to compare to and be outraged.
- pinchyfingers 15y agoWrong. In a purely capitalist world, you can choose to avoid the product or use a competing product, or pay more for a premium service without ads. Thinking that government regulation can be healthy is a horribly naive and extremely dangerous idea.
- meepmorp 15y ago> Thinking that government regulation can be healthy is a horribly naive and extremely dangerous idea. I assume you don't mean for this to apply to others areas, like food and drug inspection, vehicle safety standards, etc.
- pinchyfingers 15y agoI would definitely prefer if the government had nothing to do with any kind of safety standards, including regulation of food, drugs, and vehicles.