Perhaps the actual solution is to ban ads through regulation, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43595269

prmoustache 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I am all for it but it would be hard to enforce. Ads are already hidden everywhere. Someone "review" a product? Most of the time it is a hidden ad even if the reviewer hasn't been paid with money for that. Watches a movie or a video clip? A lots of products are advertised through close ups on the logos, etc.

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npongratz 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Regulation is theater, effectively, thanks to regulatory capture.

	▲	malfist 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		This is a false argument. Regulations are effective. When was the last time you breathed in second hand smoke while eating dinner? Or inhaled lead from a passing car? Or asbestos from your neighbor's new house? Defeatism will always be defeated
	▲	danaris 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		For now, it is, yes; but we must both plan for a future when that might not be the case, and advocate for effective regulations regardless.