i like where this is going if only because i wish more processes were transparent. i want to know how the products and services were made so that i can both res

i like where this is going if only because i wish more processes were transparent. i want to know how the products and services were made so that i can both respond and learn from them. by respond, i mean support authenticity, passion, risk and avoid poor social and environmental practices. we've all happily bought software that was super cool and built by a single person or small team, and just as happily pirated ubercorps ubiquitious whateverware. by learn, i mean that how-things-work shouldn't be so mystical. why is that junk food shaped that way? what planning process lead to those awesome features? what were the intentions behind that ad? most importantly, let us not forget that advertisements are intentionally deceptive, even malicious. it's one thing to want to buy something and to do a suitable amount of research to make a decisions. it's another thing to create a need where there isn't one. if you have kids, then you know how horrible advertisements are, and how insanely they play with a person's emotions and identity. we need more advertisement transparency and honesty, and that means regulations or a superior ethics than currently. transparency is vital for a healthy free market. regulations that promote transparency are probably a good thing, though of course there are numerous ways to go about solving this larger problem. after working on a consumer empowerment startup for a couple years, i'd say that data collection is a huge problem, not least of all because companies expose nada, and that getting information to consumers at the point of 'caring,' which is somewhere between finding out about a product and purchasing it, comes second. better advertisements would go along way. how to make brief but objective advertisements is a tough problem. my imagination wants a solution that automatically aggregates information across the internet and public resources and then provides a succinct summary overlayed on top of the advertisement or brand logo that i'm looking at...and only when i want to see it. i'm rooting for AI but i'll settle for wisdom of the crowds meets poorly-paid turks.