What If We Made Advertising Illegal?

Re:What If We Made Advertising Illegal? by dr_dshiv on Saturday April 05, 2025 @02:44PM (#43595733)

I guess the idea is to ban certain types of advertising. It’s a fun thought experiment and practical — it’s why some country roads don’t have billboards and some do.

Going to a conference to promote your product to participants..

Do you allow the shills to shill?

Well, shills gonna shill— I sure wish I promoted my businesses more. It is uncomfortable at times but that’s not really a good excuse to not promote what you know to be good.

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Re:What If We Made Advertising Illegal? by WalterBright on Saturday April 05, 2025 @02:50PM (#43595796)

I agree that billboards are a form of "visual pollution" that blocks scenic views. But paying for an ad on the side of a bus isn't a problem.

No, I don't think we need to argue about where the line between the two is.

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Re:What If We Made Advertising Illegal? by dr_dshiv on Saturday April 05, 2025 @07:12PM (#43597572)

We definitely need to argue about the line. This is the internet, isn’t it?

And, honestly, how do you know? I don’t think it is clear that all cars are fair game for all ads, nor that all billboards should be banned. We might not need a line, but we need criteria for value

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Re:What If We Made Advertising Illegal? by owleyey3o on Sunday April 06, 2025 @08:14AM (#43600892)

> "visual pollution"

I like that framing.

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