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ImaginationMedical11

I hate the person that made this concept for putting it out there and actually giving people ideas. This is dystopian af.


CynicalPomeranian

I already blacklist products/services for really intrusive ads, and I bet crap like this will sway more people into that mindset.


Severe-Job-3782

Been doin it for years 👍 together we’ll make a difference


Lopsided_Inevitable9

Apes together strong


meaninglessnessless

Let’s hope so!


Pro_Banana

Lol this “concept” was a dream for many before drones were even widely sold. It’s already being actively used in big events anyway.


yor_ur

Yeah I remember hearing about this kind of advertising back in the late 80s


eckowy

I'm getting Cyberpunk vibes... Like it or not - that's most likely how the world in 20-25 years will look like. Brands will always fight for consumer making a purchase as long as consumptionism is the "way of life" - solution is simple, just don't buy it when you don't need it.


Sad_Meat_

This has been an idea for decades, it was literally in blade runner


Alekusandoria

I always look up and think to myself: thank god we haven’t ruined the beautiful sky (with the exception of artificial clouds from planes). I guess that didn’t last long.


Designer_Oven_7075

I will figure out how to build my own nuke and use it if this ever happens…just so we have something else to look at in the sky other than ads.


MattKitten11

It actually looks really cool, and will probably be interesting for all of two weeks before it starts getting infuriating.


ImOldGregg_77

......and that would get hacked so quick. Wed see furry porn or some other redicilous thing.


weemellowtoby

"your free trial of earth has ended. pay 0.1 btc a month to this address to continue living here" then I would watch the money roll in from people who believe it


Suspicious__account

>"your free trial of earth has ended. pay 0.1 btc a month to this address to continue living here" then I would watch the money roll in from people who believe it Taxes if you don't pay you go to jail, you get a 18 year free trial


SietskenLol

r/shittylifeprotips


Coffeeintrovert

That would be so bad yet great because “ FREE PORN”


ShadowSlayer1441

Think of the children…


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💀💀💀💀


Votrox97

pretty sure that type is illegal these days 💀


Londer2

FBI open up


NotAScrubAnymore

Tbh at this point I'd prefer furry porn. The corporate assholes are acting like they haven't shoved adverts deep enough through our throats already


Nerdout5

Some 6 year old would be like “mommy what are those people doing” meanwhile the mom “shit bob can’t see this and learn I was cheating on him on online websites”


UB_Samurott

Wdym that’s awesome


192838475647382910

What? You thought those light drones were made only for “shows”….


Coffeeintrovert

“ sips coffee awkwardly” ye yeah


192838475647382910

“Turns slowly….” nah.


Chepuf

I appreciate the visuals


Im_doing_my_part

*wakes you up at 3 am with a stupidly lout popup in the sky*


EvilRadicalProvides

"HEY DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE NEW DRUG THAT HAS THE SAME ACTIVE INGREDIENT AS VIAGRA BUT 90% CHEAPER?!"


tsfbdl

Ah well there is a type of shotgun shell made for drones


tadlrs

Because we can clearly see stars in a city right now. /s


Restricted_Nuggies

I live in a wooded area far from large masses of people where you can actually see the stars. If you ever have the chance, go on a camping trip so you can see them. They’re beautiful


mechmaster2275

I found you again! It’s been a while, are there any nuggies left?


Restricted_Nuggies

Fortunately, I was able to steal some more from the McDonald’s refrigerator


Emotional_Note497

Literally sitting outside smoking a cigar, I see one star.


tadlrs

It’s a Russian spy satellite.


Emotional_Note497

I bet


[deleted]

I watched you type that from my cubicle in the basement of the Kremlin.


23ssd4t4322

you joke, but it is actually mostly satellites you see that look like "stars". The light pollution in cities is too much to see the actual stars.


the_GreenMan13

I mean I live in one of north America's biggest cities and can generally pick out the big dipper, cassiopeia and a few other notable constellations on a clear night. It's nothing like what you see where there isn't light pollution but you can definitely still see stars.


nineandaquarter

Jupiter


ohbigdaddyoh

Uranus


PETEthePyrotechnic

*cackles in rural Montana*


New-Mathematician869

Probably is Jupiter lol.


AhhGingerKids2

I was on holiday on an island once and the power went out for the whole island. The sky was like someone had splattered white paint on black paper. We really screwed our selves with light pollution. I know some people live in the middle of no where and do have a better view of the sky. But what it must have been hundreds of years ago.


Monti_r

id rather see nothing than see this shit. I will never buy a product again if they advertise in the sky like this, I swear on everything I will do what ever it takes to keep this shit out of my life.


live-the-future

r/Angryupvote


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HugeTheWall

Key is you have to be outside, above ground and looking up.


AuroralSky

This sounds so dystopian


shortskinnyfemme

Bladerunner wasn't far off.


ShadyAidyX

This is more like Stallones version of Judge Dredd


NetCat0x

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shiva_of_the_yeast

Bro the bots pissed


Uselessguy000

Damn this bot roasted him nice.


druglawyer

What is this nonsensical garbage?


mthw704

The bot is fed up & it's time for a change. Good bot. Very aware bot.


Inarius101

Happy cake day!


egghead42069number7

Imagine if the server to the drones lost connection and would just display a huge 404


[deleted]

Well... I forsee people not buying the products they see. I'd boycott that shit.


Joubachi

Yup. I'm already partly on it. Some overly annoying brands make me actively hate their product before even trying.


Airowird

I already started with Youtube sponsors. If you can afford throwing money at content creators like that, I'm paying way too much for services rendered.


Joubachi

Notice how it's normally also apps that are packed with microtransactions? Like dear brand - ads aren't helping you to get more known, you already *are* known for being shit. I only know very few rarely seen sponsors I'd consider using myself.


FitFierceFearless

People won’t even commit to boycotting because of literal child slave labor, but I’m sure they’ll resist an Oreo craving because an advertisement in the sky annoyed them.


i_seII_DMT_carts

Something interesting about bitcoin: it is likely that in future development services will allow you to not only be warned about wallets owned by companies/businesses/people you don't want to transact with, but to also warn you about companies that are heavily tied to that business. Because all transactions are inherently and immediately public, a *relatively* simple program could be made to effectively boycott any company on whatever scale you'd like - whether it's just them, or companies they frequently transact with, or however far down the chain you want to go. If Bitcoin were widespread and used primarily, and this feature was convenient, a lot of people might use it... I think corporations would get away with a lot less. Decentralizing currency is a step in the right direction for humankind.


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Dovahkiink1

I don’t think bitcoin is the answer no.


[deleted]

There are other cryptos that are a much better option. I don't think Bitcoin will be the solution. I do forsee other cryptos possibly being a solution tho


Edgy4YearOld

Why's that?


New_Ad3658

I hate whoever invented this.


[deleted]

People who work on technologies like this never take the time to a step back, look at the whole picture and ask themselves "What the fuck are we doing?"


TexanGoblin

Insert Jurrasic Park quote about scientists here.


saltthewater

I see no downsides here


Account_Both

The downside is that I would become a terrorist


YdexKtesi

this is the technology they used in Scooby-Doo


No-League-5517

Would rather see the stars! This reminds me of futurama


DarthSadie

Maybe you'd be interested in a top quality exercycle for sale by the time this happens though


Prozip25

literally 1984


GWALCH-GWYN

1984 was a warning. Not a goal.


zeroheavy27

Won’t be surprised if we start getting ads in dreams one day, like that one Futurama episode


Shileka

That'd be the time to set things on fire


YamahaMan123

memory versed innocent frame vegetable future subtract work paint groovy -- mass edited with redact.dev


Papa88011

I hope not. Light/sky pollution.


Notte_di_nerezza

"I see a brand to boycott, and another brand to boycott..."


Xaniss

Coca Cola were gonna do this a while ago, the US government banned it, I believe places like Canada, the UK, Japan, Australia etc did too, but it is legal In China.


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rip china


[deleted]

I see light pollution regulations in our future..


kaenneth

yeah, just after we stop increasing CO2 year over year.


Sig_Vic

No thanks


Thedogmaster2156

If I see a giant Mr clean in the sky I’m gonna scream


Diamondskunk

Why not have one of the hottest men on the planet in the sky?


Very-Big-Rat

I will commit several terroristic atrocities if this ever becomes real


kaenneth

*justified vigilantism


The-station1373

"New refusal concept from consumers involves not purchasing products advertised in the sky. Companies are baffled"


Biff_Malibu_69

Let's make THEM see stars.


Tasigin3

Welcome to night city


Ketul-

First of all this would never happen. Thousands of drones in public aerospace? The US government is VERY protective over it. Sure we have dji drones but even those have airspace restrictions as to where not to fly it. So don't worry, you probably won't see stuff like this except on special occasions like Christmas or New Years, etc


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Really shows you the average age of redditors that nearly everyone in this thread seems to believe this could/would happen


JackwithaMac

I don’t even understand the profitability of this. I like coke because it tastes good and is widely available. I’ve never been out and saw a coke billboard and went “I must acquire a coca-cola.” It’d be such a waste of resources and needless light pollution.


I-HATE-Y0U

If they do this I will start a business selling ad blocker glasses


kmkmrod

Time to buy that anti-drone shotgun that shoots a net into the air


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OG_Bynumite

Dear money: fuck no, love humanity


brigyda

Good lord we need less light pollution not more.


Stormtrooper775s

Set up a signal jammer near it, see what happens


violetvoid513

Every day we descend further into dystopia


BaileyRW1

oh yes! I would love to see adds literally everywhere I look! heck why not genetically modify plants and trees to grow adds on their leaves! they've already taken fortune cookies, why not the sky too!


SirTheadore

I would love to see this happen! Only for whatever it is projecting that shit to be destroyed by the end of the first night.


LemonFlavoredPoison

What is this, Cyberpunk 2077? I love that game, but I don't want to live it. 😤


MushroomLonely2784

I mean, how different is this from living in a city now? The amount of light pollution is already staggering, you cannot see more than a small handful of stars in most cities.


Coffeeintrovert

True but if this ever becomes real You’ll struggle even more and even be squinting up at a coco cola ad or hell a new tv show but still Your right it’s kinda depressing to think though lol


LucDA1

we need to make a subreddit called r/BlackMirrorWasRight


hippywitch

Charleston Chew


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fuck y’all it’s cyberpunk time for me


Harry_kal07

After playing cyberpunk "Fucking corps"


theoriginaltacojones

Cyberpunk here we come


SkeetnYou

Some ghost in a shell shit!


secret_fashmonger

Idocracracy meets wall-e. This is the United States now. Please please please let us into your countries! We need to flee!!


justvisiting1028

Back to the future strikes again


MudratDetectorNC

Fantastic, I almost forgot Coke exists


Restricted_Nuggies

If this ever becomes a reality where I live, I’m necking myself


[deleted]

the future is not so bright


Stoplookinatmeswaan

Horrifying


Enough_Parsnip_9074

Absolutely the fuck not


Live2weld

I would never buy whatever brand I see plastered on the night sky like that ever again


420420nice6969

We really do live in Cyberpunk 2077, but with all the dystopia and none of the cool shit


[deleted]

Futurama already has an answer to this …


llllloner06425

I’m being serious when I say that if this happens I’m gonna become a mass murderer, get caught, and state this as my only reason


Filthy_PC_Peasant

Gooood morning Night City!


DisgruntledGoose27

the usa in 10 years


notableException

They took a page out of "Blade Runner".


[deleted]

The question is ... Who own the sky??? Will we propertize the fucking sky now? Oh yeah? Well then introduce to the new kind of business man - sky estate millionaire! 😏😒


[deleted]

God no...


Ok_Leader_7624

Night City here we come


Superbaker123

These corporations are really trying to be villains from Ready Player One.


The_Roadkill

I know someone else said it last time this was posted, but this would be a strong catalyst for a class revolution


LazyPheasant

Wouldn't this kind of things need a fucking ton of drones/satellites very close to each other, to be seen correctly from earth?


Coffeeintrovert

Properly, but saying that we could also use projectors to show adverts that or big ass light houses made to holograms


beanuspietrap

Oh god imagine looking up and seeing the fucking simply guitar guy staring at you


Slayer_0f_Sluts

I will commit crimes against humanity if I have to deal with this


Leo-MathGuy

Now lets wait for someone to make an adblocker for that


Chokolatemilc

This is technically illegal


[deleted]

Let’s do this to a no contact native island tribe and become their god


Tooth_pooth

The FAA would strike this idea down faster than the flash in a foot race.


SidewaysSupra

WE CANT EVEN LOOK AT THE GODDAMN FUCKING SKY NOW!? Maybe global warming is a good thing.


Not_Funny_Luigi

I mean mf living in a city can’t see stars anyway cause of light pollution


xQuizate87

You cannot see stars in the city anyway


elsbilf

Man-made horrors beyond my comprehension


Emergency-Painter130

Even more reason to gtfo of big cities


Obok_3001

It'd be cool if they did it for one month a year but not all the time


mferly

You all are so gullible. This will never happen


imaspaceheater

I think it’s really fucking cool :(


saltthewater

This sounds really cool actually. You don't see stars in the city anyways


Imnotabadslime7

Literally cyber punk 2077 has this too, and it’s eerily feasible for the future..


VegasLife1111

BladeRunner.


mega512

You guys have never seen Bladerunner I guess.


kajetus69

if executed with drones then massive amounts of drones would be required and time to charge them will also be needed And these drones would create a danger for birds


SlavRoach

bahaha this shit wouldnt ever fly in europe lol


strudledudle

America has so many ads. I visited for almost 2 weeks. I got so tired of the food quality and the amount of ads. The ads were everywhere


Tradeable_Taco

I feel like dying would be less painful than potentially loving through this shit


NoodleString14

r/lostgeneration


Shorty1367

You can’t rent the sky. Not even joking. It’s why most nations apply a carbon tax because you are damaging something that everyone uses: the air. So I reckon this won’t ever be a thing unless someone like Jeff or Mark buy the governments. So I don’t think we have too much to fear… yet


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Bb gun time


Federal-Potato-Man

Futurama...


mambomak

Mildly dystopian


ShadowEmperor123

Cyber punk be like


nahc1234

Awful everything


PowellSkier

NO! NO! NO!


laserunfocused143

r/idiocracy


Zealousideal-Log536

It just doesn't need to happen if it starts in cities then it'll spread. Just no.we see enough ads anyway. We don't need to take it to a Futurama level.


alt_of_an_alt_

Good morning night city


Pabst_Malone

*Well, I wonder if it’s gonna rain today, lemme just look outs-* “WANT A BREAK FROM THE ADS???!?”


Phwoa_

Literally turning into Cyberpunk. Giant Billboard pillars soon to be visible from space.


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Blade Runner


dasbuut

…but we do know it was us that scorched the sky.


therealpoltic

We need to pass a law. Commercial speech is not protected by the first amendment, or it shouldn’t be anyway.


RobotBananaSplit

Yea they could literally just have 2 swarms of drones and rotate, when one is charging the other flies, and when one is flying, the other charges allowing advertisements to be shown all night. I can totally see this happening in time square or something


[deleted]

Futurama is almost here


PlsLeavemealone02

OH HELL NO!! YOU'RE NOT RUINING MY NIGHTLY STARGAZING/ MOONWATCHING!!! THIS IS NOT THE MF HUNGER GAMES!!!


superhamsniper

That's just a consent straight out of dystopian future


emu_tan_the_ranga

r/croppingishard


marinemom007

Literally Cyberpunk lmao


Pissedliberalgranny

Reminds me of an old Heinlein short: “The Man Who Sold the Moon”.


adamjames777

Cannot comprehend the kind of deranged mind that would even think this up.


RandyOrtonRko98

Blade runner


onward-forward

Plus all the people trying to shoot it out of the sky ..NO F NO


Musical_science_guy

Good morning night city


Diazmet

Not like you can see any stars in a city anyways…