Capitalism requires advertising because it needs an accelerant of consumption. If consumption stagnates, a capitalist economy enters a financial crisis that can

Capitalism requires advertising because it needs an accelerant of consumption. If consumption stagnates, a capitalist economy enters a financial crisis that can result in the system's overthrow. I am for banning advertising on its merits, to slow the growth of consumption for environmental reasons, and because I believe capitalism is a harmful system that should be replaced.