> philosophically, is there really a way we can claim that advertising makes you want things in a way that's wrong In Buddhism, all wanting is "dukkha"--quite

> philosophically, is there really a way we can claim that advertising makes you want things in a way that's wrong In Buddhism, all wanting is "dukkha"--quite literally, suffering, dissatisfaction. Advertising is about as anti-Buddhist as you could possibly be. IMHO advertising is creating a fundamental source of dissatisfaction in order to reap a monetary reward. It is, at its base, a soulless and cruel thing.