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Re:Ad Companies Love Google’s Ad Blocker, but Hate Apple’s P... by hyperbovine on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @10:19PM (#16381661)
People could simply buy less shit. Problem solved.
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Re:Ad Companies Love Google’s Ad Blocker, but Hate Apple’s P... by Feniks on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @11:44PM (#16381966)
You could eliminate advertising altogether AND PEOPLE WOULD STILL BUY SHIT.

Only now products would have to compete on their own merit instead of billions in brainwashing. No more brand power.

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Re:Ad Companies Love Google’s Ad Blocker, but Hate Apple’s P... by hyperbovine on Thursday February 15, 2018 @12:44PM (#16385935)
Well, that's not what I said. "less" != "none".
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Re:Ad Companies Love Google’s Ad Blocker, but Hate Apple’s P... by Buge on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @10:43PM (#16381754)
That would be better for the environment. Unfortunately people buying less stuff would cause a recession. The economy moves because people buy stuff.
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Re:Ad Companies Love Google’s Ad Blocker, but Hate Apple’s P... by robotresearcher on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @11:36PM (#16381932)
No, that’s the broken window fallacy. The economy moves because we invent more efficient ways to do things.

Buying and selling stuff we don’t need is not good for the economy.

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Re:Ad Companies Love Google’s Ad Blocker, but Hate Apple’s P... by Johnny555 on Thursday February 15, 2018 @12:52AM (#16382213)
Buying and selling stuff we don’t need is not good for the economy.

Is that true? It seems that the entire economy is based on people buying stuff they don't need.

Does anyone really "need" a 60 inch 4K HDTV? The average car costs $33K -- do people really need a $33K car, or could they get by on a $12K economy car? Do people need a 2500 sq ft luxury house, or could they get by on a 600 sq ft spartanly furnished shack?

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Re:Ad Companies Love Google’s Ad Blocker, but Hate Apple’s P... by robotresearcher on Thursday February 15, 2018 @03:59PM (#16387579)
If you ignore food, housing, healthcare, transportation, energy and the government & security sector, sure. But then you're ignoring most of the economy.
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