Every time I see ads in a new place, I think of this quote.
> Leela: Didn't you have ads in the 21st century?"
> Fry: Well sure, but not in our dreams. Only on TV and radio, and in magazines, and movies, and at ball games... and on buses and milk cartons and t-shirts, and bananas and written on the sky. But not in dreams, no siree.
One day we'll engineer a way for humans to survive without sleep in order to boost productivity, unless the dream ad lobby is strong enough to kill the anti-sleeper bills and R&D
I think it'll be more of an inception type affair.
Where the individual can go into their own world. With time dilation to engage in whatever they wanted.
Imagine spending 5 years working on a startup, where in reality 8 hours passed by.
Even better, if you had something like neural lace, where you could have a simulated reality and interact with other dreamers and even save your progress to the real world.
Sounds absolutely awful, but I bet you could pitch this Magic-leap "big vision" "10-20 years out" style and get SoftBank to throw a few hundred $M your way
But is it that bad? I have the impression I see much less ads nowadays, between watching more Youtube (Premium) than TV, better ad blocking technology, better legislation against cold calling and door to door advertising (in Western Europe), and a reduction of obnoxious billboards through various dynamics. I don't even see Herbalife-style stickers on lamp posts any more.
At least personally i feel that Im just ignoring and filtering it better. But everything is an ad: the plastic bag with the store brand, the bus stops, the buses, the taxis, building, construction sites, etc.
> Leela: Didn't you have ads in the 21st century?"
> Fry: Well sure, but not in our dreams. Only on TV and radio, and in magazines, and movies, and at ball games... and on buses and milk cartons and t-shirts, and bananas and written on the sky. But not in dreams, no siree.