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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by narwhal@mander.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

There are lots of cultural opposition movements online, like against work exploitation, consumerism, car culture, surveillance, intellectual property, etc. I can find communities on lemmy for all those topics. But regarding a more general opposition to advertisements and marketing, other than the occasional person telling others to use adblockers online (what about ads in every day life?), I fail to see organized attempts to challenge advertisements. There is a lot that can be scrutinized. Ethical concerns such as manipulation, lack of consent and just the simple fact your attention is for sale. The effects range from damage to environment, to our mental health, to harming industries themselves, lowering product quality and maintaining monopolies.

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[-] flamiera@kbin.melroy.org 10 points 1 month ago

I've been pushing it for a while now.

But, we need to start harassing marketers.

We need to tell them "No, I won't and haven't ever subscribed to your shit. I've never bought your shit. You spend millions to shove your shitty product and service in my face, everywhere I go and everything I use. I will continue to use adblockers to spite you. I will shit all over your product and service in anyway I can. I will send back the shit you've sent me. And if anything, I will get personal with you because you've been harassing me and getting away with it for however long, just because you've spent millions to do so. I am making it even."

[-] sartalon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

The marketers don't make the decision. They're underpaid wage slaves just reading script.

[-] flamiera@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 1 month ago

We know they aren't. But the point is to make their jobs so discouraging, they wouldn't ever want to do shit for these companies again. That's only the beginning.

Besides, a lot of them chose to do that job anyways. Don't try garnering sympathy for these kinds of people.

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