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.

  • Bobby Turkalino@sh.itjust.works
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    15 hours ago

    I have met several people who told me they don’t mind advertising. Unfortunately, I don’t think you’re gonna convince enough of the normies to get rid of advertising wholesale

    On the other hand, I think pretty much everyone can agree that the current amount of advertising is excessive, especially when consuming media. A movement against excessive advertising would be a lot more successful imo