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I've had friends observe that I'm sometimes extremely oblivious to public signage that gives important information that I should really be paying attention to,
by anonporridge 3y ago
I've had friends observe that I'm sometimes extremely oblivious to public signage that gives important information that I should really be paying attention to, or looking around lost to figure out my way when a directing sign is right in my face.
Perhaps some of that is that my head is too much in the clouds, but I suspect a huge part of it is that the overabundance of ads everywhere trying to manufacture desire has conditioned me to filter out most public signage.
At least in my lived experience, the noise to signal ratio of information out in public is way too high.
- BLKNSLVR 3y agoI've got an overactive filter as well, and I think it's because of a similar conditioning around "99% of incoming signal is worthless to me". I'm often wondering what the speed limit is here because I missed the sign. I still notice pretty sunsets though.
- JAlexoid 3y ago> noise to signal ratio of information out in public is way too high Even if you remove ads, it's not going to change significantly.
- dantyti 3y agoI've read your comment and looked at some photos of Times Square and the Piccadilly Circus. Hard disagree.
- JAlexoid 3y agoBoth exist as a thing explicitly because of the amount of ads. No one goes to Time Sq to have "authentic Italian" meal at Olive Garden. They aren't a proof of ads being too much noise. Not any more than a lion at a zoo is proof that lions have overrun the city.