Comment by fsflover
12 hours ago
Perhaps the actual solution is to ban ads through regulation, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43595269
12 hours ago
Perhaps the actual solution is to ban ads through regulation, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43595269
I am all for it but it would be hard to enforce. Ads are already hidden everywhere. Someone "review" a product? Most of the time it is a hidden ad even if the reviewer hasn't been paid with money for that. Watches a movie or a video clip? A lots of products are advertised through close ups on the logos, etc.
Even a sign on the street is basically an ad. That plastic cow or pig head telling you there’s a butcher or cheesemonger?
It’s basically an ad. Possibly one of the oldest type too!
If there is a payment, there is a good chance to track it.
Regulation is theater, effectively, thanks to regulatory capture.
This is a false argument. Regulations are effective. When was the last time you breathed in second hand smoke while eating dinner? Or inhaled lead from a passing car? Or asbestos from your neighbor's new house?
Defeatism will always be defeated
For now, it is, yes; but we must both plan for a future when that might not be the case, and advocate for effective regulations regardless.