Comment by 1oooqooq
2 months ago
> Sao Paulo, Brazil, made outdoor advertising illegal. That worked out quite well.
it was just a gimmick in the end. yeah the city is cleaner, but i doubt there's even the slightest difference in sports betting in sao paulo vs places with outdoors, for example.
...and did the us forbid prescription drugs ads? thats literally all i see on daytime tv.
> I doubt there's even the slightest difference in sports betting.
> Yeah the city is cleaner..
Cool. So it has positive effects on the city, without any negative effects on economic outcomes.
Cool. I'm in. Let's implement it everywhere
the article discussion is about having impact on addiction and behavior... I'm pointing that while there's profit to be made, trying to ban advertising in one way is futile for that end.
yeah you can make the city pretier or get less banners on your sites, whatever. advertising will still happen.
You don’t think seeing ads around the city reduces the awareness for these things? If do, you’re arguing all advertising is useless…
You don’t value the city being cleaner? I live here and the city looks absolutely so much better. For one it has a lot less visual pollution and you can drive with less distractions… That alone justifies everything else for me.