I would totally wear smart goggles that do this.
Unfortunately it’s far more likely that we will receive smart goggles that add ads, not subtract them.
The sky too???
Could be a plane dragging a banner!
Air™ advertising
I have a pair that kind of does this. When I put them on, the ads go away but are replaced with huge phrases like “OBEY” and “THIS IS YOUR GOD” on every building. 7/10 - improved but not blocked.
People look weird with them on, too…
“This one here, real fuckin ugly!”
Please explain to out of loopers.
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This is actually a thing for me. I hate having to see ads everywhere when going outside. Not one bus stop without tons of ads plastered around.
Reminds me of the “Banksy on advertising” 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.
It really is one of my favorite ones
edit: formatting
Go lobby in your city, it worked in mine, no ads since many years
Seriously. There are places in the US where billboards are not allowed in any shape or form, and it’s glorious. Local civics matter.
Honestly this is so much better!
There’s still one advertising banner there that’s all spangled
the flag?
Rather than blocking it out, replace it with greenery, shrubs, trees, flowers, grasses
Some of the most beautiful areas of any city are where people and nature are together. Just give me big ass trees alongside the towering buildings!
I mean, if we’re talking about New York you’ve got a huge ass park just around the corner. But yeah, I agree
What’s an ass-park?
Yup, it’s amazing. And the real estate around central park is some of the most valuable in the world!
But plants are nearly free, so we could just have that in more places…
I heard they let us live.
They also cool down the surrounding impermeable surfaces. We need more trees!
I love trees.
