I think that the aspirations that almost all advertisements give to people are actively harmful in every possible way.
- It is the main revenue source of most mentally harmful products like social media. A replacement created for the good of the world paid for by taxes with open data would be much preferred.
- Has masked how the world really functions via out-right lies and deception. Coke makes you happy, Happy Cows come from California, Diamonds must be given to show love
- Allows people with the most money to have the most likely chance of getting elected.
- Uses your personal information so that they are more likely to sell you things.
- Drug should not be advertised. Why the would a doctor want their patient to ask them for a specific drug???
- Convinced people that single use garbage should have a place in our society.
I am sure there are many more negatives, but for now I think this will suffice.
Perhaps with enough regulation many of these things could be changed, but I don't see it happening. Advertising can be used for good, see anti-smoking ads, but in its current state it is all bad. I can't think of an aspiration an ad has given me which gave me a problem to fix instead of a reason to consume.
- It is the main revenue source of most mentally harmful products like social media. A replacement created for the good of the world paid for by taxes with open data would be much preferred.
- Has masked how the world really functions via out-right lies and deception. Coke makes you happy, Happy Cows come from California, Diamonds must be given to show love
- Allows people with the most money to have the most likely chance of getting elected.
- Uses your personal information so that they are more likely to sell you things.
- Drug should not be advertised. Why the would a doctor want their patient to ask them for a specific drug???
- Convinced people that single use garbage should have a place in our society.
I am sure there are many more negatives, but for now I think this will suffice.
Perhaps with enough regulation many of these things could be changed, but I don't see it happening. Advertising can be used for good, see anti-smoking ads, but in its current state it is all bad. I can't think of an aspiration an ad has given me which gave me a problem to fix instead of a reason to consume.