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by water-your-self 620 days ago
Advertising should be illegal.
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Wouldn’t this have serious negative consequences? For example, no new companies or products could find customers. Although I do wonder if there’s something to your suggestion. Maybe it is that we need to limit the ability of really powerful companies to abuse advertising in some way. Curious if you have any Ideas that are not a total ban.
(Independent) product reviews.
And how do the reviewers find out about products? Please give these things more than a second of thought before saying them.
Retailers? You know, when they want to find out about products. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This is hilarious. You’re using Y Combinator’s advertising and propaganda board as we speak.
Maybe some of the people who come here are those most in need of the message?