What If We Made Advertising Illegal?

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What If We Made Advertising Illegal?

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politics@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months 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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tear down all the billboards and replace media ads with remedial 6th grade educational material

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