Advertisements are a scourge upon society, the environment, and ourselves. They are among the worst capitalism has to offer. Why not get rid of them?
If advertisements are the worst of capitalism, that’s high praise for capitalism.
Well, they make the funny lines go up, apparently, so we need them!
They exist because they subsidize other activity. As much as people complain about advertising, people complain about paying for things more.
Several cities, including Paris and Grenoble in France, São Paulo in Brazil, and Chennai in India have taken concrete steps in this direction. In São Paulo, ads are banned from certain parts of the city, and in Paris, they are prohibited near schools.
Several more cities are following suit, with a growing ad-free movement aiming to make cities a better place to live. ‘Adfree Cities,’ a UK-based nonprofit, is one such example. Cities such as Bristol, Birmingham, and Cardiff are part of its network, attempting to drastically reduce the amount of urban advertising
This is an excellent trend, and one that only lobbyists would fight against.
Since the online advert bubble seems to be bursting, I’m going to take that as a glimmer of hope. And until then, VPN maximus, ads be gone!
Literally everything that Boomer kids rode out needs to be dismantled or improved.
Advertising predates the 50s by a long shot. Victorian London had adverts.
IIRC 50’s US imported Nazi propagandists. In any case, it’s gotten way to powerful without benefit to society.
Where do you think Nazi propagandists learned their trade?
@NuPNuA @theyresocool ancient Rome had adverts of a kind.
Any organised society will have people who want to inform other people about their product or service, it’s not something we can eliminate, we have to train people to be more resilient to them.
