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politics@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month ago

What If We Made Advertising Illegal?

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What If We Made Advertising Illegal?

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politics@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month ago

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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I’ve been saying this for awhile but most people I talk to act like I’m crazy
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  Same here. Would love to find some heavy-duty theory on this.

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