To be fair, many (most?) people here (myself included) either have made or are currently making a ton of money off the internet advertising business. It's tough

To be fair, many (most?) people here (myself included) either have made or are currently making a ton of money off the internet advertising business. It's tough to condemn something when your paycheck depends on it. Thanks to the magic of cognitive dissonance I can still hold the opinion that advertising has been an enormous net negative for the internet and the world.