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What If We Made Advertising Illegal? (simone.org)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The idea feels like sci-fi because you're so used to it, imagining ads gone feels like asking to outlaw gravity. But humanity had been free of current forms of advertising for 99.9% of its existence. Word-of-mouth and community networks worked just fine. First-party websites and online communities would now improve on that.

The traditional argument pro-advertising—that it provides consumers with necessary information—hasn't been valid for decades.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

lol you want advertisers to kill themselves. Bill and George Carlin are my favorite comedians. Haven’t been able to find anyone else who hits the spot. Rip.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Well no, I’d prefer they just find another line of work, but…. 🤷

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Check out Josh Johnson. He is the next George Carlin in my mind. His social commentary comedy is 🔥.