[ElFitz]

Even a sign on the street is basically an ad. That plastic cow or pig head telling you there’s a butcher or cheesemonger?

It’s basically an ad. Possibly one of the oldest type too!

[fsflover]

Sings on the owners' houses aren't paid ads.

[ElFitz]

Parent wasn’t referring specifically to paid ads, just ads in general, and their omnipresence.

And to your point: shops rarely own the building they’re on the ground floor of.

[account42]

So? What argument are you trying to make? We can ban what most people consider ads while still letting reasonable store signs stay if we want to.

[ElFitz]

> So? What argument are you trying to make?

That, as the comment I was replying to said, ads are indeed everywhere, sometimes hidden in plain sight.

Nothing more, nothing less.