Haarlem’s move is part of efforts to cut consumption after meat was found to contribute to climate crisis
  • enebe@lemmy.ml
    71·
    2 years ago

    Honestly, all for-profit advertisement should be banned. But meat seems a really good start, so kudos to them!

      • enebe@lemmy.ml
        2·
        2 years ago

        It’s literally designed to increase unnecessary consumption, in a world already burned out by that consumption. Additionally, it has literally zero benefit for the consumer, while manipulating and controlling it’s behavior (by design) to make them move as much money as possible to the companies.

          • enebe@lemmy.ml
            2·
            2 years ago

            Well, on that benefit: you could get the same information from non-for-profit sources, in a more neutral and ethical way.

            On the banning topic: I’m from Spain, and here smoking is not banned, but heavily restricted, and avdertisement on it it’s banned everywhere. Basically, as a society we want to avoid more people being harmed, so we restrict it.

            As with anything, it’s not a matter of full ban or full allow, but if it is mostly harmful for the people and the planet, yeah, it should be heavily restricted. Like pollution, like drugs, and so many other things… When someone’s freedom affects everyone basics rights, we ought to act.