Google Fi prides itself on blocking spam calls. Yet its business depends on the same cause: ads and marketing
You block ads in your browser, why not in your city?
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Re: You block ads in your browser, why not in your city?
#272Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's not just a word, it's a law, from UK's Criminal Damage Act 1971: "A person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages any property belonging to another intending to destroy or damage any such property or being reckless as to whether any such property would be destroyed or damaged shall be guilty of an offence." But whether we should change that law is probably an off-topic here. All I am saying is that we mus…
What does it mean to say "we must respect the law"? Banksy demonstrates that this is not true. You only need to avoid law enforcement. It seems to me, of course I have no way of knowing, but it SEEMS to me that you are NOT EVEN AWARE that you're not making arguments.
We don't have to treat each other as humans, either, by that logic.
Re: You block ads in your browser, why not in your city?
#273I live in the area of Grenoble, a french city leaded by ecologists than banned ads several years ago (since 2014 if I'm correct). This is a pleasure, or, more precisely, I feel overwhelmed when I exit my city and am surrounded by so many ads! https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.france24.com/en/20141124-fr...
AMP link is ironically perfect for this ..
Re: You block ads in your browser, why not in your city?
#274Earlier quoted context omitted.
So I'm not trying to defend Banksy specifically here... >So you called that artist a "vandal". Would you also call Bansky a "vandal"? He can be both, "vandal" and "artist" aren't mutually exclusive. >Some people find unapproved grafitti objectionable. How do you feel about that? I'm not answering for the person you're responding to, but for me, I'd say I feel fine about that. There are people who find nudity in art o…
Objecting to unapproved grafitti is not about "is it art". it's about property destruction. If you disagree then I'll be happy to come over to your house and paint whatever "I want" on your house, your car, and TV, your computer, your sofa. If you'd be upset that I painted your stuff then you agree with the people who see it as property destruction. If you'd be upset for your own stuff but not when that stuff belongs…
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Re: You block ads in your browser, why not in your city?
#275Earlier quoted context omitted.
What does it mean to say "we must respect the law"? Banksy demonstrates that this is not true. You only need to avoid law enforcement. It seems to me, of course I have no way of knowing, but it SEEMS to me that you are NOT EVEN AWARE that you're not making arguments.
We don't have to treat each other as humans, either, by that logic.
That is so true! And just as there are people who dehumanize, there are laws which do the same.
Re: You block ads in your browser, why not in your city?
#276Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's something different about streets and web. I'm not sure but on my laptop i kinda expect things to go to the point, fast. A street is not a mean to an end. So a bus stop with some ad.. doesn't really changes everything. Consider web ads more like annoying bus boys trying to get you to order something in their restaurant by stepping in front of you and mirroring every move.
It changes a lot if you have ADHD. IMHO, it's an accessibility problem for people like me.
Seems like a you problem.
Re: You block ads in your browser, why not in your city?
#277I have no problem with seeing ads in person, I think I'm not against height limits on signs for stores though, because they can really remove the beauty of a city.
Re: You block ads in your browser, why not in your city?
#278I always thought that I at least should be entitled to be paid by companies who are using my mental bandwidth for their profit, without even asking for my permission.
Re: You block ads in your browser, why not in your city?
#279The author’s suggestion to go to the government can work. In the 1960s, the president’s wife rallied support for a “Highway Beautification Act” to remove billboards from much of the federal highway system. It largely worked.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-lyndon...
Re: You block ads in your browser, why not in your city?
#280Earlier quoted context omitted.
What does it mean to say "we must respect the law"? Banksy demonstrates that this is not true. You only need to avoid law enforcement. It seems to me, of course I have no way of knowing, but it SEEMS to me that you are NOT EVEN AWARE that you're not making arguments.
Most cities in my country have multiple street cameras on every corner. Good luck "avoiding the law" here.
There are still ways around that. A small act of sabotage is not worth the enforcement for most police agencies, unless you live in a very fascist country. So a small precaution might be enough to avoid it.