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UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers

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Re: UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers

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Post by anotheracc88 »

ApolloFortyNine wrote: post #13

I could see supporting with this, but it does seem like an abuse of the 'for the children' argument for this. Children pretty much have to eat what you give them until they get a job. Also some chicken nuggets are bad, but some average a gram of protein per 10 calories, which is a pretty good ratio, and especially for frozen food. Can't help but think this is too broad.

This is not systems thinking though. It take a lot of will for parents to fight kids desire for junk food from social pressure alone. Should parents be perfect citizens that make 10000 correct micro decisions a month correctly every time? Or can society help a bit by blocking some of the predators?

It is like "just say no". Thay'll do it for drug addicition. Simple.

Re: UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers

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Post by chgs »

bobthepanda wrote: post #19
ApolloFortyNine wrote: post #13

I could see supporting with this, but it does seem like an abuse of the 'for the children' argument for this. Children pretty much have to eat what you give them until they get a job. Also some chicken nuggets are bad, but some average a gram of protein per 10 calories, which is a pretty good ratio, and especially for frozen food. Can't help but think this is too broad.

more so in the past, there was a lot more food advertising directed at kids, because the thought was that kids could annoy their parents enough to drag the whole family to an establishment. and some marketing tricks work a lot better on children because of their social settings and general impulsiveness (e.g. "All the cool kids have Lunchables")

The milky bar kid is strong and tough

The red car and the blue car had a race

Turn the milk chocolatey

Keep hunger locked up tip lunch

I have tried to avoid adverts for 20 years, but the adverts of my childhood (not just ones aimed at kids - autoglass repair and replace, safe style do buy one get one free, dfs sale ends Sunday, ronseal quick drying wood stain does exactly what it says on the tin)

The brainwashing is sickening.

Re: UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers

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Post by anotheracc88 »

hinkley wrote: post #47
anotheracc88 wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even better, pay that money into a pension and buy a lottery ticket.

Pensions sort of already are a lottery. Can’t collect if you’re dead. Live to 95 and they help a lot. Though inflation will still getcha in the end.

Yes if you choose annuity but you can also buy those with regular cash so it's as relevant here as price of tea.

Pensions are more tax efficient and offer a better option of investments (companies) than what is effectively fiat interest going into a lottery pool.

If you have cash in premium bonds you might die young then pay inheritance tax.

Better give your kids cash earlier to live off or invest to avoid this, and so they can over-stuff their pensions ;). Not many people think that far ahead (60 year horizon)

Re: UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers

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Post by petesergeant »

hinkley wrote: post #47
anotheracc88 wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even better, pay that money into a pension and buy a lottery ticket.

Pensions sort of already are a lottery. Can’t collect if you’re dead. Live to 95 and they help a lot. Though inflation will still getcha in the end.

> Pensions sort of already are a lottery

Annuities maybe, but those aren’t the only kind of pensions

Re: UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers

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Post by userbinator »

Eumenes wrote: post #18

this is exactly the type of policy you'd expect from a governing body that is completely out of touch with the working class. I can imagine the cambridge, UCL, and oxford graduates patting eachother on the back after the meeting, congratulating themselves on solving childhood obesity.

It's what you'd expect of a country that's rapidly diving into Orwellian dystopia.

Re: UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers

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Post by petesergeant »

amelius wrote: post #34

Can we have one or several months without ads of any kind? Perhaps then we can appreciate a world without ads more. It might also reduce the environmental burden of overconsumption.

Move to the UK and only watch the BBC, and yes

Re: UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers

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Post by lijok »

zabzonk wrote: post #50
lijok wrote: post #4

Baffling to me how advertising to those without a stable source of above living-cost income is allowed in the first place. Let alone advertising to children.

How do you select for "those without a stable source of above living-cost income?

No idea. That's for the advertising firms to figure out.

Re: UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers

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Post by dylan604 »

amelius wrote: post #34

Can we have one or several months without ads of any kind? Perhaps then we can appreciate a world without ads more. It might also reduce the environmental burden of overconsumption.

It is amazing when you visit a city that has banned billboards especially when coming from one that does not.

It's the same (opposite) feeling you get when watching an ad free streaming service and the switch to live TV or Prime. Which is just like switching to a browser with out uBO.

If society went 30 days with a universal uBO experience, I think all wars would end, cats & dogs sleeping together, shields would become plow. You know, basically peace on earth.

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