But on the other hand advertising has certainly helped me out and I can even remember some very real examples. I had no idea the new intel chipset was out until

But on the other hand advertising has certainly helped me out and I can even remember some very real examples. I had no idea the new intel chipset was out until an ad pointed it out. I had no idea that certain clothing and furniture brands existed until ads pointed them out. I had no idea Honda remade the Honda Elite moped in 2010 until an ad pointed that out. All of these were really useful to me, and all of them eventually lead me to buying something. I have an ad-supported Kindle, and the ads are not terribly annoying. But they're kind of stupid. Amazon knows who I am, and knows how to provide recommendations, but all I see are ads for crap I will likely never care about.