>Are you saying advertiser's influence is somehow making the fulfillment problem worse? Yes. >This kinda assumes our own thoughts and desires aren't influence

>Are you saying advertiser's influence is somehow making the fulfillment problem worse? Yes. >This kinda assumes our own thoughts and desires aren't influenced by outside factors (bad habits, intrusive thoughts, etc), and without advertisers input we are on our own jolly way. It doesn't assume that. It just assumes we're influenced by everything else other than advertising. >and without advertisers input we are on our own jolly way. This however assumes that advertisers are beneficial correctives rather than accelerants of adverse behaviors. Rather than building an encyclopedia where every positive and negative case is examined, I'm suggesting that you zoom out and think about the underlying incentives in a systematic way. Advertising is in the interest of the advertisers, not the consumers. You don't have to assume that consumers never make mistakes in seeking their own fulfillment.