I actually wouldn’t mind ads if they helped spread valuable information. Like where to find resources. Community events that create lasting relationships with your comrades. Unfortunately all of it is just to get me to buy some shit I don’t need and make me feel like a loser if I can’t afford it or alienated if I don’t want any of it or gatekeeping for those who don’t want it or can’t afford it. And then because our brains aren’t as complex as we think it easily works, so you buy the shit, don’t feel better, alienate yourself from others and then buy some more shit and gatekeep those who don’t have similar shit.

Even worse, now ads agencies have realized people don’t like this constantly being told to buy their shit. So it’s some moral message wrapped in their logo. Which is even more infuriating because they are telling your brain that this company has good morals even when you know they don’t. I.e Exxon spending more money on ads telling you they’re doing research on renewable resources than they spend on the research. And the money they do spend on the research is to shut it down.

Just the other day my mom said “what about doing advertising for amazon.” hahaha can you imagine?