alt Hacker NewsIt's funny...I absolutely despise being advertised to, yet I find vintage ads fascinating. I don't know what that says about me.
I feel the same about a lot graffiti; if it's recent, it's an eyesore, but old graffiti can be extremely interesting. I guess both domains expose some elements of the zeitgeist seldom explored in other mediums. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Nice site, by the way!
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rorylaitila • yesterday at 4:37 PM
Thank you!
Yeah, there is a subtext to the advertising that changes over time that is very interesting. For example, early appliance ads are about saving household labor to spend time with the kids, later appliance become more about status and the allure of technology.
I think it's more about how there's a lot more advertising now than in the past; and just how generally intrusive advertising has become overall.
Think about a newspaper / magazine: The ads didn't suddenly block the article, move the page around, or phone home to the advertiser. Likewise, the ads wouldn't slow the magazine down, flash, or make noise.