Please note that all these examples from the quote refer to a certain genre of ads targeted at the general public. Many teach ads I see are completely different

Please note that all these examples from the quote refer to a certain genre of ads targeted at the general public. Many teach ads I see are completely different. I often click on ads for microcontrollers for example, and I have't yet seen one I would find offensive in any way. They don't make me feel small and unworthy, on the opposite: the make me feel empwered. So it's really about the content of the ad, not advertising itself. Advertising is crucial for everyone. When you have a product or service, you need to advertise it. Even if you choose not to buy ads, you need to find another way, organic or not, to make your project known. If you don't have a products/service yourself, you work for a company who has, and there are very few lucky enough not to need any advertising (because e.g. they secured long-term goverment contracts already etc.). We should focus on how to make advertising human again rather than destroying it completely.