DylanMc6 [any, any]@lemmy.dbzer0.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoLittle quick question: what do you think of advertising from a Marxist perspective?message-squaremessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down17
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareLittle quick question: what do you think of advertising from a Marxist perspective?DylanMc6 [any, any]@lemmy.dbzer0.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square18linkfedilink
minus-squareDylanMc6 [any, any]@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 days agoIs there an alternative to predatory advertising?
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 days agoStarting a business and hanging a sign outside your location is a form of advertising, but I would say it’s more useful than predatory.
minus-squarebryndos@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoMaybe 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.
minus-squareDylanMc6 [any, any]@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoWell I think that in a socialist society (a democratic dictatorship of the proletariat), advertising would be regulated a lot
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