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Re: Should Advertising Be Banned?

SolidTony77 — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 23:43:49 -0000

Hypocrisy: The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.

How is anyone on here a hypocrite? just because they or we don't agree with you or are logically flawed doesn't make it hypocritical you know they are just wrong plain and simple XD

Re: Should Advertising Be Banned?

SolidTony77 — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 23:39:54 -0000

Ads shouldn't be completely banned they should be OPTIONAL(on the internet) I'm sick of ads making the webpage slow and wasting my time and i have NEVER bought anything in spite of an ad.
These new age ads are getting out of hand every time i hear their horrible music and see how nonsensical they are(like geico)it feels like my neurons are committing suicide one by one. At one point in time Youtube was just fine WITHOUT ads and Google owns Youtube now and its littered with unnecessary ads. Over 50% of ads(in totality) aren't even viewed by people and they're considered viewed if you see half the pixels of the ad and if 50% is not seen ITS A WASTE OF MONEY.

Re: Should Advertising Be Banned?

kris — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:05:21 -0000

It's hard for me to believe that anyone can effectively ban all advertising; it's everywhere. However, I've always believed that banning billboards would be a fantastic idea for the simple fact that they are getting increasingly dangerous (I mean digital billboards that constantly change.... really?). If the government is so concerned with safety while driving to ban texting and other cellphone use, I don't see why no one has thought that billboards can pose the same problem.

Re: Should Advertising Be Banned?

Frank — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 06:38:02 -0000

I have been thinking about this for a long time and I think that yes, I think that advertising should be banned. Before you start to think otherwise, hear me out and forget everything you know about advertising for a minute.

It is in every aspect of our lives. Commercials are not there to let us know what is around necessarily, it is there so that we don't know what else is around so we go buy their product and not the competitions. This is very misleading because we see more commercials on a product we don't know much about and go with what we see. This is bad for smaller businesses that have a good reputation, but no money to invest in advertising. This would equal out the playing field a little better and people would buy products more based on reputation rather then what they see which would help I think with quality of products.

Advertising has no control, so it is everywhere. Any chance it gets, it will be as flashy or loud as it can be to get your attention. You can't even go to a movie without seeing a bunch of product placement throughout the film. Driving you will encounter billboards everywhere, spoiling the scenery. Advertising is even in our trash. From Wal-Mart shopping bags blowing in the wind to McDonalds cups rolling on the ground. It might sound crazy to think garbage could be used as a tool for advertising, but why else would these companies pay more money to have their logo stamped all over bags and cups? We know where we buy our stuff, must we constantly be reminded? What is wrong with generic items in these situations?

We are so accustomed to seeing advertising everywhere, and we are convinced that without it, things like TV would not be affordable. Web sites like youtube have shown us that anybody with a passion could be in front of a camera, not some over payed Hollywood actor, or pro athlete. I like entertainment and sports as much as the next person, but why should they make as much money as they do while so many vital occupations such as doctors make much less? The reason for such an overblown budget is due to advertising, and their ability to sell products.

I am not naive and I know by banning advertising, it would never go away. However, by being allowed, there is just no other way to keep it under control. By banning it, you could turn your head the other way around if there was a small flyer somewhere, but you could prevent 60ft by 40ft billboards from popping out everywhere. It is about time this problem was put under control.

Re: Should Advertising Be Banned?

Kaitlyn — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:40:58 -0000

everyone here is so naiive, advertising is in everything- slogans, names, what things look like- you can't just ban it!

Re: Should Advertising Be Banned?

KloeK — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:09:29 -0000

Most of you readers here are very hypocritical.

Re: Should Advertising Be Banned?

RIAMU — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:43:15 -0000

If advertising was banned, simple things like TV would be ridiculously expensive, to which only the very rich could afford and hardly any shows would be on coz it wouldnt be worth it. Think about the businesses that make their money from advertising.

Re: Should Advertising Be Banned?

y u need to know???? — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:31:01 -0000

Yes, I hate commercials every 15 minutes and billboards every 10 feet you walk, but without advertising how would we know what's in the now? You wouldn't know what new video game you should get or what brand of dishwasher is best without having a 30 minute drive to the nearest Wal-Mart just to see so. Yeah, constant advertising is annoying, but it sure is useful!

Now telemarketing...that's a different story.

Re: Should Advertising Be Banned?

Idonthaveone — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:55:11 -0000

Yep. Banning advertising will stop everyone annoying us to get something we ain't gonna get. So, advertising + something you'll probably never buy = Chaos.
Stop advertising, it's said that Chuck Norris will be there to stop it! If you like Norris, good for you. If not, look him up.

Re: Should Advertising Be Banned?

maxkalehoff — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:03:41 -0000

But what if the advertising is useful or valuable?

Re: Should Advertising Be Banned?

David — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:12:23 -0000

We need to ban all advertising. There is nothing worse than trying to convince people what choices they need to make in their life.

Re: Should Advertising Be Banned?

Rishabh Arora — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:05:23 -0000

you are absolutely correct!!
advertisements also hampers the growth of the tender minds of kids
i like it

Re: Should Advertising Be Banned?

arthurhunt — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:16:00 -0000

excellent - ban advertising, I totally support this move, advetising is so intrusive it's time we fought back. I'd slap a massive tax on advertising too..