> I think that implies a belief in a total dominance power hierarchy It doesn't. Not at all. It just acknowledges the existence of an industry which spends ~3

> I think that implies a belief in a total dominance power hierarchy It doesn't. Not at all. It just acknowledges the existence of an industry which spends ~300 billion dollars a year in the US alone. [0] Not exactly hidden. [0] https://www.statista.com/statistics/272314/advertising-spending-in-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/272314/advertising-spend... Emergent systems are cool to understand and all, but don't forget: “People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.” - Adam Smith