> Of course, if everything is "terrible" ... none of it is. Well, it's just advertising that's terrible. Businesses can spend their money in lots of different

> Of course, if everything is "terrible" ... none of it is. Well, it's just advertising that's terrible. Businesses can spend their money in lots of different ways. If advertising is understood to not be effective, perhaps we'll see more investment in things like wages and product quality, which, unlike advertising, deliver real social value.