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[-] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 32 points 10 months ago

This is actually a thing for me. I hate having to see ads everywhere when going outside. Not one bus stop without tons of ads plastered around.

[-] kadotux 68 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Reminds me of the "Banksy on advertising" quote:

People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you’re not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you.

You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity.

Fuck that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It’s yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.

You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs.

It really is one of my favorite ones

edit: formatting

[-] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 8 points 10 months ago

This must be one of the best things I have read on this topic! Thank you very much!

[-] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Holy shit that is amazing! God i love that guy...

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