The real difference is that only targeted ads pay so much better that they can sustain a wealth of free products. That effectively puts advertising dollars int

The real difference is that only targeted ads pay so much better that they can sustain a wealth of free products. That effectively puts advertising dollars into the pockets of consumers who get services for free that they otherwise would have to pay for. The only companies that are going to be pissing away money on untargeted ads have multinational brands that barely need advertising in the first place.