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From: chrz@tellabs.com (Peter Chrzanowski)
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Subject: Re: Advertising is bad
Keywords: DMA Suppression junk-mail recycling activism
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Date: 7 Feb 91 00:38:43 GMT
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> In article <1991Feb1.054640.1441@cs.ucla.edu> gast@maui.cs.ucla.edu (David Gast) writes:
> > advertising is evil.


> > In article <156215@felix.UUCP> asylvain@felix.UUCP (Alvin "the Chipmunk" Sylvain) writes:
> > >The average American sees and ignores more than 2000 advertising mes-
> > >sages every day.  You oughta be used to it by now.


I would just like to introduce the idea that my home is my castle.  My
home is not a store, and I don't see any reason to have any advertising
in it except that which I invite.

If I WANT to see or hear ads, I'll go to a store, or turn on the
televideocy, or buy an advertiser-supported publication.  What you
do in YOUR store, or in time or space which YOU have purchased, is
your business: but MY home is MY SPACE, not yours.

If you want to place a flashing blue light in YOUR home, and pipe
Muzak-with-ads from speakers from the ceiling, why you just go right
ahead: but MY home does not exist so that marketers will have a place
to do battle. 

Surely you understand that free speech does not include the right to
shout in my ear?  Or bury my lawn in ad-garbage?  Or make my telephone
unuseable for ordinary social purposes? 


> > >The average American sees and ignores more than 2000 advertising mes-
> > >sages every day.  You oughta be used to it by now.

If average Americans IGNORED the "messages" then companies wouldn't PAY
for them, would they?
 

> 
> You, my friend, are the exception to the rule.  
       ^^^^^^^^^^

Aren't you presuming just a little bit?

[without advertising]

> > > The companies that produce those products would go out of busi-
> > >ness.  Then you (or me, or others like us) would be out of work.
> > 
> > Might be a better world.
> 
> Say that when you get out of school and can't find a job!

Suppose there were sound trucks constantly blaring advertising at
people in their homes, at whatever level of loudness was necessary
to get people's attention.  Would that lower the rate of unemployment?
If it did, would it be worth it?

> > >I must remind you that *advertising is not evil*!

The world may be better off because of fertilizer, 
but that doesn't mean I want some spread on the living room rug.

If you enjoy advertising, and consumer culture in general, that's just
fine:     B U T    N O T    I N   M Y   H O M E !