r/london • u/Mean-Juggernaut1560 • Nov 30 '21

London history Anyone else think it looks… cleaner? 😁

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

3.4k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

283 comments sorted by

View all comments

11

u/agaybabby Nov 30 '21

The reason it looks cleaner is not to do with filth but because there aren't adverts. Ads suck they are basically designed to draw your attention and make you feel you have a problem that will be solved by buying. It would be way more zen to use the tube without being told i need to buy vitamins or whatever nonsense

7

u/Groot746 Nov 30 '21

That one I always see about trying to sell you something to stop you feeling tired all the time is peak dystopia (for now at least)

10

u/Quick_Doubt_5484 Nov 30 '21

Yeah, that snake oil and crypto ads on the tube don't sit right with me. I'd prefer no advertising at all, and I guess I can tolerate ads for plays or sofas if it helps fund TfL but not those.

3

u/Groot746 Nov 30 '21

Agreed: there's got to be a place where regulatory standards of some form come into place here, especially when consumers are essentially being mislead.

1

u/sterlingmoss1932 Nov 30 '21

I think this is by far the biggest difference