This question leads me to another one: Where is the line between informative and predatory?
If I truly need something and I don’t know it exists and is available, then some advertising would be beneficial to my life, but we’ve all seen what that turned into and what a trainwreck modern advertising has become.
Is there a “good” amount of advertisement, and how could one prevent that from becoming the cesspool we have today?
Maybe regulated advertising, where they can be sued or fined for lying and misleading people.
This should be covered under general fraud laws but probably so common you’d want a regulatory body that didn’t detract from law enforcement.
This question leads me to another one: Where is the line between informative and predatory?
If I truly need something and I don’t know it exists and is available, then some advertising would be beneficial to my life, but we’ve all seen what that turned into and what a trainwreck modern advertising has become.
Is there a “good” amount of advertisement, and how could one prevent that from becoming the cesspool we have today?
Sounds more like improving search and providing high quality information resources could eliminate the need for advertising altogether.
Is there an alternative to predatory advertising?
Starting a business and hanging a sign outside your location is a form of advertising, but I would say it’s more useful than predatory.
Maybe regulated advertising, where they can be sued or fined for lying and misleading people. This should be covered under general fraud laws but probably so common you’d want a regulatory body that didn’t detract from law enforcement.
Well I think that in a socialist society (a democratic dictatorship of the proletariat), advertising would be regulated a lot