• Sunsofold@lemmings.world
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      9 hours ago

      Cigarette advertising was banned in the US. It famously increased profit because they didn’t have to burn it all on advertising.

      Advertising is like nuclear weapons. It’s bad that it exists, harms people around it, and is only needed because the opposition has it. If it disappeared, everyone would benefit, but no one wants to be the first.

    • MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      22 hours ago

      Shudders. Shutters are what people used to have in the US to get through the storms. People thought they were cool so a trend spread. Now almost every house has fake ones. Look on the sides of your windows from outside, ever wonder why that shit was screwed in beside the windows?