I don't think ads are evil. I am used to the compromise of society the afford. I do think the trackers and building databases of user profiles is evil- the st

I don't think ads are evil. I am used to the compromise of society the afford. I do think the trackers and building databases of user profiles is evil- the strive for relevance should be in the other direction. "Dumb" ads on websites that talk about content I'm interested in actually works. I've bought stuff from those ads. Following me around the internet to remind me of something I've already made a decision about is the wrong way to go. I think a lot of us here have played the ad game with Google, realize it's optimized to help G, not us, and call bullshit. Nevertheless, the industry touts its success but a lot of us think it's smoke and mirrors- basically, the ads only help with branding, which does not require such deep tracking. We think you guys know it too, but keep insisting on tracking. That makes us very suspicious: what are you doing with the data if it's not effective at getting me to buy something? And exactly how much do you know about me? So, in the eyes of many, the tracking ad industry has about as much chance of convincing us it's morally fit as Trump does.