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I am personally conflicted on this. Our current society needs resources that have to come from somewhere. There is a 'perfect world' where we recycle so perfect

I am personally conflicted on this. Our current society needs resources that have to come from somewhere. There is a 'perfect world' where we recycle so perfectly that we don't need to mine more but the technology, and social will, to make that a practical reality just aren't here. So, do we mine on land or take from the sea? Both destroy ecosystems. Probably the best route is to start small and increase as we understand more. The reality of what will happen though is likely to be that we will start small and then massively increase capacity to the limit of regulation.

amelius 3y ago
> Our current society needs resources that have to come from somewhere. If we ban advertising, suddenly our current society needs only a fraction of the resources ...
- RandomLensman 3y ago
  Not going to happen as such. Has been around for several thousand years, so people on the whole don't seem to mind too much. Also, very unclear how much advertising (in narrow sense) contributes towards consumption.
  - BelleOfTheBall 3y ago
    Not to mention that we need to clearly define what we're talking about when we say "advertising". Do influencers flaunting new outfits every video count? People who post intentionally lavish lifestyles on Instagram? There are studies proving both of those make users envious and, most likely, spur purchases. But you can't really ban people from showing off.