When we reach the point of ocular implants and AR in every day life, hopefully we also get a tool to block ads like this. Although I'd prefer them to be removed completely.
For people who haven't read this before, I think Banksy has a pretty good take on advertisements. Don't know why, but this picture instantly made me think about the quote.
"People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you’re not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you.
You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity.
Fuck that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It’s yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.
You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs.
ohyouresilly on December 12nd, 2017 at 12:37 UTC »
When we reach the point of ocular implants and AR in every day life, hopefully we also get a tool to block ads like this. Although I'd prefer them to be removed completely.
toeofcamell on December 12nd, 2017 at 12:41 UTC »
I absolutely love the videos of these guys placing huge stickers on the windshields of people driving on the sidewalk
EchoRotation on December 12nd, 2017 at 14:21 UTC »
For people who haven't read this before, I think Banksy has a pretty good take on advertisements. Don't know why, but this picture instantly made me think about the quote.
"People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you’re not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you.
You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity.
Fuck that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It’s yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.
You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs.
– Banksy