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1. Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Thursday, 06-Jun-2019 06:35:07 UTC Bernie

   • Aaron Wolf
   • Dave Lane 🇳🇿

   @lightweight @wolftune Has any jurisdiction ever outlawed ads completely? Would be interesting to see how it would reshape the economy... Some jobs would certainly disappear, but perhaps others would take their place.

   • Aaron Wolf (wolftune@social.coop)'s status on Thursday, 06-Jun-2019 06:38:50 UTC Aaron Wolf

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     • Dave Lane 🇳🇿

     @codewiz @lightweight

     I didn't say whether outlawing ads would work (it's not politically possible). I just said ads are bad.

     Also, jobs aren't an end in themselves. If jobs that produce zero or negative value disappear, that's good and there's no need to replace them. There's more to do in the world than people to do it. Not all of that is a "job" per se. See #bsjobs (Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber)

     Anyway, Sao Paulo outlawed *outdoor* ads, and it was great in every way.

     Bernie repeated this.