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The Age of Advertising Must Come to an End - Advertisements are a scourge upon society, the environment, and ultimately ourselves. They are among the worst that capitalism has to offer. Why not get... (antoniomelonio.substack.com)

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Advertisements are a scourge upon society, the environment, and ourselves. They are among the worst capitalism has to offer. Why not get rid of them?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Agreed - I consider advertising and billboards to be a blight. I'm always pleased to see graffiti go up on some around here because it's so much more human - one-off pieces that took at least some skill and a bunch of risk to put up.

My SO and I once looked into the cost to rent some local billboards with the idea to just put up local artists work like some kind of outdoor gallery/museum (and deprive all the local politicos and anti-abortion groups the prominent space). It turned out to be cheaper than we expected but not enough to do on a lark - we'd need to set up some kind of organization and fundraise and weren't in a place to do that at the time so it went on the back burner.

Getting rid of them altogether would be better than paying into the existing system.