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Re:Adfree Cities: for happier, healthier cities by j_maffe on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @02:06PM (#38632540)
The collective community ends up paying a lot more in quality of life with these ads up. Also, ads are the primary way to get the lower economic classes to give their money to the rich.
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Re:Adfree Cities: for happier, healthier cities by jefftk on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @04:02PM (#38634088)
> ads are the primary way to get the lower economic classes to give their money to the rich

This seems very implausible. People's largest expenses are things like housing, healthcare, childcare, and groceries, which are mostly not driven by advertising.

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Re:Adfree Cities: for happier, healthier cities by okr on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @02:30PM (#38632952)
You give money to get goods. What is wrong about that?
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Re:Adfree Cities: for happier, healthier cities by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @02:55PM (#38633335)
You give money you can't really afford to give in order to get goods that you don't really need. You do so because advertisers are skilled professionals, and are better at manipulating you than you are at not being manipulated. And they have put themselves in places where you cannot help but see them. That's what's wrong about that.
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Re:Adfree Cities: for happier, healthier cities by JAlexoid on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @03:41PM (#38633852)
This has little to do with advertising.

Consumer sentiment will be shaped by media other than advertising. You watching Instagram of people drinking alcohol and (seemingly) having fun will make you want to drink alcohol.

Ads for a particular type of alcohol will only steer your selection of product, but do not induce a desire to get it.

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