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

submitted 2 weeks 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] 40 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Advertising is illegal in São Paulo. At least, outdoor advertising is illegal.

No ads

Look closely -- what don't you see?

[–] jonjuan 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There are ads on the very right side, middle, of this picture

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

oh nice catch. In retrospect this might actually be an older photo.

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