Advertising is a cancer on society. Any limited good it does is far outweighed by the bad. In a parallel timeline the smartest minds in the world are fixing cl

Advertising is a cancer on society. Any limited good it does is far outweighed by the bad. In a parallel timeline the smartest minds in the world are fixing climate and medical problems, further the limits of human knowledge and exploration, or even just making fun things to play with. In this world they are trying to outdo each other in brainwashing people to improve the profits of companies larger than most countries.