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git [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to politics@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year ago

What If We Made Advertising Illegal?

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What If We Made Advertising Illegal?

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git [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to politics@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year ago
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What if we banned all advertising? Not regulate it—abolish it. This proposal would transform manipulation machines, and maybe save democracy itself. A thought experiment worth considering.
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    “It’s only propaganda if the state does it” is crazy

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      In the article it seems they’re equating the two and… want both forms banned.

      When I say advertising, I also mean propaganda. Propaganda is advertising for the state, and advertising is propaganda for the private. Same thing.

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        Good state: does anti-smoking campaign, saving hundreds of thousands of lives

        Lib pundit: “this is literally 1984!!!”

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          Lib state: does anti-smoking campaign, saving hundreds of thousands of lives

          Good state: bans smoking

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      It’s also inconsistent with the premise that advertising incentives brain rot and misinformation, since state propaganda is not a source of money

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