I had a shower thought the other day; what would the world be like if advertising didn’t exist?

No billboards or giant signs everywhere blocking our views. Content would be better because it wouldn’t be interrupted by commercials. But think of how much money is spent on advertising? Companies would have to invest that into other areas to be successful instead, such as cheaper and/or better quality products, or higher wages for their workers. Companies would have to work really hard to get a good reputation so their products could spread through word of mouth instead of using advertising to invade everyone’s space.

I’m sure there’s some downsides, but it sounds kind of amazing.

Wait really? What’s the catch?

Housing shouldn’t be seen as an investment.

Yeah, that was a dumb move but it shows how unreasonable driving alternatives are. People have to drive in the US

Girl scout cookies

Pretty close except scandinavia. It’s a mess up there.

I think the evolution of multicellular life is most likely to be the great filter, since it took the longest to develop on earth.

From 2006-2011 agents in Arizona stood down as straw purchasers illegally bought 2,000 guns at shops, intending to use the information to track trafficking patterns and arrest the kingpins. However, agents didn’t deliver the high-level arrests – and in the process, they lost track of hundreds of guns.

This is the shit I think of when I’m paying my taxes.

Or the cumbox. Or that kid who broke his arms. Or that dog, Colby I think? No wonder AI always wants to exterminate humanity in sci-fi.

Well that’s a new one, didn’t expect any prophets or messiahs in 2024.

I don’t like Israel

Great reasons the government shouldn’t be in charge of healthcare! Your options could change based on whatever party is in power

Is this a joke? All those things are going to make you stand out more than using adblocker

I wonder what causes this? Genetics, random, maybe issues during speech development as a child?

I personally don’t, because it’s anonymous.

AAA devs are spending too much money making games people don’t like.

I’ve heard some pretty gruesome tales of bear attacks. I think these women are underestimating how bad being mauled by a bear could be.

30km/h is about 18 mph. That’s gonna be a hard sell in America.

Most of his critiques are of US infrastructure, so it would have been nice to have the conversions in the video:

30 km/h = 18.6 mph

50 km/h = 31.1 mph

60 km/h = 37.3 mph

88.5 km/h = 55 mph

The first name that came to mind was Thomas Sowell