They aren't murderers, but they sure are bullies [0], time wasters, attention thieves and they try to manipulate you into changing your mind about your choices.

They aren't murderers, but they sure are bullies [0], time wasters, attention thieves and they try to manipulate you into changing your mind about your choices. Maybe the ideal is that it's none of those things, that advertising in theory should be about matching consumers with the product they'd like best - but the fact is that in the age of the Internet, it's been nothing but unwelcome manipulation, and everyone puts up with it because it's the only funding model that's "free" at the point of use. It's about time for them to lose some power. [0]: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/461383-people-are-taking-the-piss-out-of-you-everyday-they https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/461383-people-are-taking-th...