Excellent question, and one I haven&#x27;t thoroughly thought out. Here&#x27;s a list of what to do in case of an over-advertising societal emergency ( hehe ):<p>1. No visible ads should ever be seen by someone not consuming media paid for by those ads. Billboards are the prime example. I wasn&#x27;t watching TV, I was just driving, but suddenly billboards.
2. Next step is to eliminate ads bundled with media (at least in the traditional sense -- I am actually pro-product placement). In other words, you are not legally allowed to interrupt a media broadcast, or print article, with an ad that interrupts the consumer&#x27;s experience.<p>This includes online banner ads, gmail text ads, commercials inside of TV shows and radio broadcasts, etc.<p>&quot;But how will those artists&#x2F;outlets make their living?&quot; Hell if I know. That shouldn&#x27;t be my problem.<p>I know, I know, ads are solving that problem, and you&#x27;re right. A lot of creative media production&#x2F;consumption might stop. And God knows I barely get my weekly fix of ingesting TV and radio -- I don&#x27;t know what I&#x27;d do if that stream were suddenly lighter..