I think there is a sense of truth in what you are saying, but I think that is not completely black and white. For example honest product advertisements can be

I think there is a sense of truth in what you are saying, but I think that is not completely black and white. For example honest product advertisements can be described as non-predatory. I also think that magazine ads are an order of less predatory compared to the TV ads because you are not forced to perceive them. Google ads many years ago without all reaching Google Analyse and other Google whole web tracking projects were at least two orders less predatory than Google ads today.