> They’re not physically, emotionally, a psychologically damaging you. I contest this claim. Ads create envy, which create overconsumption, which leads to envi

> They’re not physically, emotionally, a psychologically damaging you. I contest this claim. Ads create envy, which create overconsumption, which leads to environmental degradation. Furthermore ads which try not to look like ads tend to take advantage of people who are not smart. Also, things that are given away for free, but ad-supported, have been shown to create market distortions where "you are the product", and also facilitate loss of privacy through ad-driven surveillance and shady data-broker deals.