> 50 years ago - still people found things. Going back even more in time, we had word of mouth and domain experts to ask for advice. That works still now but i

> 50 years ago - still people found things. Going back even more in time, we had word of mouth and domain experts to ask for advice. That works still now but it's pretty slow for somebody aiming at establishing a large scale business. Advertising money makes time run faster. I can understand why they want ads. On the other side I'm blocking all I can block and very rarely see an ad (not every month) and yet I find what I want to buy.