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kevinh | karma 1637 | avg karma 4.04 · 2019-06-27 03:19:54

To my knowledge, billboards don't fund roads. Unless they are the exclusive source of revenue for roads, the situations aren't really comparable.

butteroverflow | karma 243 | avg karma 3.38 · 2019-06-27 03:38:23

Ads don't fund the communication networks as far as I am aware. Last time I checked, my internet bill wasn't paid by me looking at ads.

dwaltrip | karma 5864 | avg karma 1.93 · 2019-06-27 19:07:05

Ah, that is a good point. They aren't comparable on that aspect.

I would argue they are still comparable in terms of "autonomy of attention".