NY Times article

I couldn't believe it the first time I saw one of these. I was trying to enjoy the view of the Brooklyn shoreline from a waterfront park on Staten Island, and there was this garishly lit billboard just off the far shore, ruining everybody's experience.

Not just a flat billboard, but a fully-illuminated, brightly colored ad, all LED's from border to border.

Taking in a view of the water should be a respite from the commercial world. This is a travesty. Good that the city will be getting rid of them.

Great that they're going away. They put up incredibly bright animated billboards on I-10 near my old house and had to remove them. They were too bright and distracting, and everyone hated them.

Glad they're doing away with them.

They have those on the river in San Antonio. It's really obnoxious.

Speaking of which, I need to do a quick trip report...

Oh wow, I didn't know that was a thing. How horrible!!

On my last flight, I was reflecting on how commercials have been inserted into every possible space, it's really unpleasant.

When I'm flying, I want to pay attention to any announcements because I'm still a little scared to fly because it might be important, it might be an update about take off time or arrival etc. Also, because I'm scared of flying I usually am listening to music with those earbuds that seal into your ear and block out sound.

So if I hear what sounds like an announcement, I quick take my ear buds out. But these days, it's more likely to be an announcement about some credit card promotion -- IOW a commercial. And then I'm annoyed because I feel like I've been tricked into listening to the damn commercial.

/threaddrift

Really?

That sucks.