Re:I changed my mind about advertising
by mtalantikite on Thursday February 10, 2022 @01:08PM
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At least in one iteration it'd maybe look like what Sao Paulo did [1], which to my eyes looks quite a lot better than the before pictures. No one is saying what is or isn't a worthwhile product, just don't advertise.
[1] https://99percentinvisible.org/article/clean-city-law-secret...
Re:I changed my mind about advertising
by bennysomething on Thursday February 10, 2022 @01:31PM
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Someone one hacker news pointed this out to me before. I'm not convinced. Poor planning law allowed bill boards to be thrown up every where, I've no problem with advertising in my own country (UK), as it requires planning permission.
Also would Time Square be better with no advertising? Another extreme example for comparison.
Re:I changed my mind about advertising
by mtalantikite on Thursday February 10, 2022 @01:57PM
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I was in Times Square last night and yeah, for sure, it would be way better without advertising.
But we definitely should keep the guy that was wearing a mask that looked like it was from the Lion King musical, shirtless, ripped, doing bicep curls with resistance bands, blasting DMX at midnight. I'm here for that.
This is just another version of people thinking that because something is offensive it should be banned.
Practically speaking what would banning advertising look like? Who gets to decide what is a "worthwhile" product. Sure banning smoking adverts most people agree on as it gives you cancer, maybe alcohol too. But saying if I invent something I'm not allowed to advertise anywhere because someone has decided they want the world to look at certain way, no thanks.