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Seems like a laudable goal to me, but there are degrees here: * Advertising in the form of pasted posters, signs for nearby stores, etc.; * "Large scale" adve
by woodruffw 3y ago
Seems like a laudable goal to me, but there are degrees here:
* Advertising in the form of pasted posters, signs for nearby stores, etc.;
* "Large scale" advertising, e.g. the 60+ foot free-standing or roof-mounted pillars that are common in US cities and on roads;
* Mixed-digital advertising that usually has some kind of analytics or tracking mixed in (e.g. the much-maligned "digital front" displays that some convenience stores are installing[1])
To my mind, the first is mostly unobjectionable, the second is usually visually offensive (and should be price-adjusted to reflect the diminishing effect it has on the urban environment), and the third is civically offensive (and should be outright illegal).
[1]: https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/12/business/walgreens-freezer-screens/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/12/business/walgreens-freezer-sc...