The world would be a far better place if advertising were greatly restricted - not just because it's annoying and bad for privacy, but also because it's bad for economies. Advertising is why you could work hard at a career your whole life and make less money than Kim K would for farting into a walkie-talkie (or less theoretically, less money than Karl Lagerfeld's cat made for posing on car's dashboard), and it also fuels much of the IP industry's work-once-get-paid-forever business model. It should be restr
Without advertising products would compete based on quality and price to a much greater degree, and without paying for advertising they could afford to.
People could seek out consumer catalogues where advertising would be allowed, in person or better yet online. Online shopping would still work, allowing advertising on online shopping sites for products sold on the site wouldn't be a terrible idea. You'd still know about anything you've ever seeked out information on or attempted to shop for, but nothing that was shoved in your face completely unsolicited.
Advertising should be greatly restricted (Score:5, Interesting)
The world would be a far better place if advertising were greatly restricted - not just because it's annoying and bad for privacy, but also because it's bad for economies. Advertising is why you could work hard at a career your whole life and make less money than Kim K would for farting into a walkie-talkie (or less theoretically, less money than Karl Lagerfeld's cat made for posing on car's dashboard), and it also fuels much of the IP industry's work-once-get-paid-forever business model. It should be restr
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Without advertising products would compete based on quality and price to a much greater degree, and without paying for advertising they could afford to.
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People could seek out consumer catalogues where advertising would be allowed, in person or better yet online. Online shopping would still work, allowing advertising on online shopping sites for products sold on the site wouldn't be a terrible idea. You'd still know about anything you've ever seeked out information on or attempted to shop for, but nothing that was shoved in your face completely unsolicited.
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Mmhmm... and who determines which products show up in your search of that online catalog?