I saw this coming years ago. But still, reading this makes my blood boil. Wouldn’t be surprised if they’re also trying to find ways to put large screens on the moon’s surface to display ads. Fucking bloodsuckers.
I had to doubletake and check the date of the article just in case, considering it’s April Fools day here. But then, it really isn’t a shock capitalism would lead to someone trying such a thing. I think if it actually happens and happens prolifically, it would lead to a bunch of anti-tech violence from people who thought they could escape such things by going camping or whatever, and steadily become unfathomably angry when they find that’s ruined too - the sort of people who would make naturally good guerilla fighters too, since they’re used to roughing it. If only that’d scare capitalists away from it, but capitalism is not exactly known for being afraid of consequences of actions.
It feels so uncanny valley seeing the Jetsons try to come to life before our very eyes. George Jetson on that treadmill falling and going flying is the thing I always see in my head when someone falls down due to capitalism eating it’s own tail. Every day is weirder than the last, no? And then of course there are the slaughterbots I don’t want to think about right now
it would lead to a bunch of anti-tech violence from people who thought they could escape such things by going camping or whatever, and steadily become unfathomably angry when they find that’s ruined too - the sort of people who would make naturally good guerilla fighters too, since they’re used to roughing it.
speaking of being assaulted by ads… https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/space-advertising-draws-astronomers-opposition/
I saw this coming years ago. But still, reading this makes my blood boil. Wouldn’t be surprised if they’re also trying to find ways to put large screens on the moon’s surface to display ads. Fucking bloodsuckers.
I had to doubletake and check the date of the article just in case, considering it’s April Fools day here. But then, it really isn’t a shock capitalism would lead to someone trying such a thing. I think if it actually happens and happens prolifically, it would lead to a bunch of anti-tech violence from people who thought they could escape such things by going camping or whatever, and steadily become unfathomably angry when they find that’s ruined too - the sort of people who would make naturally good guerilla fighters too, since they’re used to roughing it. If only that’d scare capitalists away from it, but capitalism is not exactly known for being afraid of consequences of actions.
It feels so uncanny valley seeing the Jetsons try to come to life before our very eyes. George Jetson on that treadmill falling and going flying is the thing I always see in my head when someone falls down due to capitalism eating it’s own tail. Every day is weirder than the last, no? And then of course there are the slaughterbots I don’t want to think about right now
Pepsi attempted this in the 90s,and thankfully they deemed it too expensive.