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This is a classic case of perfect being the enemy of good.

We don't need to 1984 listen to every conversation for any hints at product endorsement. We can start with obvious things - for example, prohibiting a company from spending money on marketing. Banning ads on the air, whatever.

There's levels to this. There's really evil slot machine marketing. You know, try to get people addicted to your social media and use that addiction as a way to generate profit. And then there's not so bad marketing. Like my friend telling me he likes his new pair of pants.




Well, I think the point is your friend can still tell you he likes his new pair of pants, he just can't be a paid actor.


I think you’d do better banning the sale of advertising than the purchase.

Demand-side is a mess and hard to draw the line. It’s not a perfect / good thing, it’s a feasibility thing.




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