I hadn't considered this. I suppose if there are clear laws about what advertising is and what is banned, and you freely choose to join that group, then we can avoid the thoughtcrime fears.
To specifically address your points, it's hard to say whether storefronts can advertise or not, because they own the building (but someone owns the billboards too). If you twist my arm I'll probably say that "Advertising is okay in a storefront if you're directly able to walk into the store and capitalize on the advert content". Billboards fail this test.
>Would no one running for office be allowed...
Well, in my view, paid placement for those running for office is a horrible symptom of a money-controlled government and media combo. (Un)fortunately that means that "in a world without ads", things like political knowledge and elections would need to have a structure to allow and encourage people to engage with it, which is an entire problem unto itself.
>Who said the purpose of advertising was to change your life?
Let me rephrase: From my perspective, I never benefit from seeing an ad. I know what I want and how to get it already, so I'm hard pressed to give an example of an ad that I derive value from.
>From my perspective, I never benefit from seeing an ad.
Ads would at the very least have made you aware of what choices the market provided. If you have a preference for any one brand of anything over another, chances are advertising played some part in that decision making process. And anyway, even if you were completely brand agnostic, that doesn't mean advertising doesn't have any value for other people as well.
I hadn't considered this. I suppose if there are clear laws about what advertising is and what is banned, and you freely choose to join that group, then we can avoid the thoughtcrime fears.
To specifically address your points, it's hard to say whether storefronts can advertise or not, because they own the building (but someone owns the billboards too). If you twist my arm I'll probably say that "Advertising is okay in a storefront if you're directly able to walk into the store and capitalize on the advert content". Billboards fail this test.
>Would no one running for office be allowed...
Well, in my view, paid placement for those running for office is a horrible symptom of a money-controlled government and media combo. (Un)fortunately that means that "in a world without ads", things like political knowledge and elections would need to have a structure to allow and encourage people to engage with it, which is an entire problem unto itself.
>Who said the purpose of advertising was to change your life?
Let me rephrase: From my perspective, I never benefit from seeing an ad. I know what I want and how to get it already, so I'm hard pressed to give an example of an ad that I derive value from.