>Advertising is necessary (paid or not it's the same shit) for small businesses to get off the ground, at all. I think there is an issue here because people ar

>Advertising is necessary (paid or not it's the same shit) for small businesses to get off the ground, at all. I think there is an issue here because people are talking about different kinds of ads. A new restaurant putting an ad out that lets people know what the attraction of the new restaurant is (the first Hispanic Sushi bar in town) is not a problem at all (to me, anyways). But if you listen to ads you will find that many don't fall into that category. Political ads are a big example, but also many ads for cosmetic surgery and weight loss. The ads for scams are some of the worst (though generally those last only a few days per scam). Ads for gold that try to scare people into making investment decisions that aren't likely in their best interest are another example. If ads self policed themselves better perhaps people wouldn't be so set on blocking them.