Comment by yoyohello13

> But sometimes ads tell you about products which genuinely improve your life.

I’d argue that life improvement is so small it’s not worth the damage of false demand. I can maybe think of one product that I saw a random ad for that I actually still use today. I’d say >90% of products being advertised these days are pointless garbage or actually net negative.

Advertising is cancer for the mind and our society severely underestimates the harm it’s done.