“You owe the companies nothing. You especially don't owe them any courtesy. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don't even start asking for theirs.” ― Banksy

submitted by Vigte from self.quotes

People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you're not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you.

You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity.

Fuck that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It's yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.

You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don't owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don't even start asking for theirs.

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[–]AntiLowEffortHuman 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

They fuck us over every chance they get. Even if I owed them something I'd never give it to them. Imo mobile phones is the worst hit industry. companies establish themselves as religions, planned obscelescencse wtf i can't spell it phones that go kaput sooner on purpose, slowing down older phones, data collection, breach of privacy, "if you don't have this phone you're a loser" all this and we are expected to be loyal to them, thank them, keep consuming product from them, worship them. Fuck them.

If someone who's been on this site for more than 2 weeks i request you to make s/consumeproduct thanks

[–]Snow 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Planned obsolescence.

[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I love Banksy.

[–]black_hole_son 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

While I agree with the sentiment, too many losers just use it as an excuse for mindless vandalism and property damage.

[–]Vigte[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I absolutely agree. The space has been purchased legally and is within "public standards".

Ideally, it would be public standards I wish most would change. Forgoing that it would be legislation on the content (get rid of all the photoshop false advertising and subliminal social engineering) and if that failed, perhaps simply legislation on the amount of space per-capita/ad-time-per-time-of-content that can be sold/used for advertising.

Marketing is insidious by its very nature, but it's legal - thus far. No point getting shoved in the pokey for graffito when you could change the world in better ways. I guess Banksy can get away with it because: money?

[–]Theo_Fridall 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

but it's legal

So was chattel slavery for most of humanity. What's your point?

[–]Vigte[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

What's your point?

No point getting shoved in the pokey for graffito when you could change the world in better ways.

[–]Snow 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Kill all ads.