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sidereal

People: We need traditional values

Me: Yes. Like forty year leases payable in wheat

sidereal

I’m not even against the general concept of advertising. I’ve gone to shows bc I saw a flyer, I’ve bought records bc someone did a live set on the radio, and I’ll even go out of my way and subscribe to print magazines that have well curated ads that are actually relevant to shit I might want to buy (looking at you, Fine Woodworking)

But annoying, distracting predatory tracking shit hawking products I don’t even want while I’m trying to talk to my friends? Fuck off with this shit

sidereal

Fine Woodworking passively attempting to sell me a new block plane I probably don’t need is completely different from instagram ads trying to make me feel lonely and fat.

Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE

@sidereal Yeah, time was when people bought hobby magazines mainly for the advertisements! Electronics, stamp collecting, fishing, whatever. I wonder to what extent that's still a thing (I don't buy any these days).

[Actually I do read one hobby magazine, for pilots, but I'm not interested in the ads. If I wanted to buy a plane I'd probably look online first.]

sidereal

@seachanger [Morpheus voice] What if I told you this obviously bad technology was bad

unpaid AI sycophants: I’LL NEVER ACCEPT THAT YOU JUST DON’T UNDERSTAAAND THIS USELESS CRAP WILL REVOLUTIONIZE EVERYTHING. i swear it won’t just be the same corporate shit as today but even crappier. this is a different strain bro

sidereal

@sieri @slothrop IIRC billboards are banned in Maine and Vermont

Just an old goat

@sidereal @sieri @slothrop Video billboards are banned here in King County, Washington (where Seattle resides), but they persist elsewhere in the state with a vengeance.

sidereal

@slothrop Fuck yeah. Disband the propaganda industry. Makes sense that a guy who works in advertising could write a great call to action like this.

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