I want to get as far away from the ad economy and ad culture as possible. Since there’s a 0% chance the morons supporting it will ever learn from their mistakes, I’m starting to realize the only option going forward is to create new places where we aren’t stuck with the “tunnel vision of the stupids.”
It doesn’t have to be large, start small and work our way out. It also doesn’t have to be expensive. It shouldn’t be too difficult to enforce a ban on physical advertisements within the borders, but digital advertising is a whole 'nother ballgame.
Even for a small town, would it be possible to sue companies for running ads in it? Similar to how the same company will show different content on their web services depending on where the user connects from to adhere to local laws. It would be fine if they just blocked connections from where advertising is illegal, but it’s not okay for them to show ads to our residents.
Any insight into this besides useful idiots saying advertising is good or necessary would be greatly appreciated!
Yes. We are paying one way or another. Right now people choose based on free or not. So the “product” that can cram the most ads in and get people to buy ads wins. Not the best product. Make it cost real money, the quality of product will matter more than it does now. Clickbait is a perfect example. If they don’t get paid by the click, it would no longer be the best choice for them. It would end up being word of mouth that drives choice. So meaningful headlines and articles would drive sales again.