I don't. That's one of the weird things about ads, as grandparent comment demonstrates. Adults in the USA are expected to act like ads have zero influence, act

I don't. That's one of the weird things about ads, as grandparent comment demonstrates. Adults in the USA are expected to act like ads have zero influence, act like ads are isolated, with no context. If I point out that ads are mostly lies, and even the meta commentary on ads (tight targeting) are lies, I often get your response. I'm not blaming you at all, I just find it all strange. Advertising clearly effects sales, and advertisers clearly influence ad supported media, we're just supposed to ignore those elephants in the room.