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by skeaker 777 days ago
We shouldn't have to have ads everywhere. Ad-free societies can exist. Granted, the only one I've seen do it successfully was North Korea, and if that's what's required to get rid of ads, maybe it's not worth it... But man, videos of people just walking around in the city are crazy. Not an ad up anywhere, not a billboard on the skyline, not a logo on a building. Just that aspect of a complete lack of ads seems very peaceful.
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> Ad-free societies can exist. Granted, the only one I've seen do it successfully was North Korea,

I don't think you could call North Korea ad free when it's wall to wall propaganda. Just because there's only one "product" allowed to advertise, that doesn't mean people aren't being constantly manipulated by advertising.

Yeah, it's obviously not the ideal, but if you look up a video of a walkabout through the city there you'll see what I mean immediately.