> I keep seeing people who argue that TVs would be notably "more expensive" if they didn't come with ads. Even if that were true, it ignores a very important q

> I keep seeing people who argue that TVs would be notably "more expensive" if they didn't come with ads. Even if that were true, it ignores a very important question - where does that ad money come from? Companies buy ads (to get you to spend money on something you don't need, or due to an arms race with their competitors, fighting over a limited market) with money the get from consumers, that pay more for their products. All ads "contribute" to society is change in consumer behavior, that is ultimately paid by those same consumers. Even ignoring that behavior change, consumers are, on the whole, financially hurt, not helped, by ads.