That's a fair point - but please note that the ads that have influenced your behavior have nothing to do with online advertising. I'd assume you bought those t

That's a fair point - but please note that the ads that have influenced your behavior have nothing to do with online advertising. I'd assume you bought those things because you lend a higher degree of credibility to the podcasters' recommendations than TV ads or side banners. These ads have nothing to do with the high tech $300B AI and data driven ad industry mentioned in the post, there were sponsored segments on radio talk shows more than half a century ago.