• dotslashme@infosec.pubEnglish
    13·
    6 hours ago

    Has anyone else noticed that energy conservation/limiting never seem to apply to advertising?

    Consumers are told to limit their use of energy through a whole host of technologies and initiatives, while ads are becoming ever more visible and energy consuming.

    • UKFilmNerdEnglish
      8·
      5 hours ago

      Reminds me of those LED screens on bus shelters in the hottest part of summer. You can hear the fans inside screaming away trying to keep everything cool.

    • HumanPenguinEnglish
      3·
      4 hours ago

      Honestly consumers are not told. We are encouraged and the price of energy is the greatest encouragement.

      Advertisers have the same encouragement. But their motivation is based on how effective the advertising is to the company.

      Its not like anyone is arrested for not reducing use.

    • Nightwatch Admin@feddit.nlEnglish
      3·
      4 hours ago

      Not just advertising. Sports field lighting too. The amount of watts stays constant, bulbs get replaced with leds; 24 hour sunlight for the whole town!!

    • blackn1ghtOPEnglish
      5·
      6 hours ago

      Yup. There’s a new massive LED advertising board on the approach to a busy roundabout near me. It’s a huge distraction, so bright that even the sun would have to squint.

      It doesn’t look too bad there, but when it’s dark it’s a pain in the ar…eyes.