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Re:What If We Made Advertising Illegal? by jeberle on Sunday April 06, 2025 @10:13AM (#43601545)
This argument is an example of the Perfect Solution fallacy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_fallacy#Perfect_soluti...

Re:What If We Made Advertising Illegal? by cal85 on Sunday April 06, 2025 @12:15PM (#43602577)
It really isn’t. The comment argues that the proposed solution is unworkable and would have adverse consequences, not that it would only partially work.
Re:What If We Made Advertising Illegal? by bsnnkv on Sunday April 06, 2025 @11:09AM (#43601967)
I knew there had to be a fallacy for this line of argument, thanks for sharing this!
Re:What If We Made Advertising Illegal? by cubefox on Sunday April 06, 2025 @11:19AM (#43602067)