I don't have kids, but if/when I do, I will avoid giving them TV access that comes with ad breaks. I'd rather they become conscious consumers on their own terms

I don't have kids, but if/when I do, I will avoid giving them TV access that comes with ad breaks. I'd rather they become conscious consumers on their own terms, instead of being spoon-fed ads from such an early age. Case in point: I took a college psychology class where the professor flipped through slides and asked the class to raise their hand if they could identify who was it was being displayed. Most hands shot up immediately for slides of Captain Crunch and Tony the Tiger, but figures like Donald Rumsfeld and Colin Powell hesitantly got maybe 1/2 of the class. If Hulu gave me the option to pay another $7.99/mo to remove the ads, I would, but I guess that's not their intent.