Capitalism (at least our form of it) requires consumerism. Consumerism requires advertising. You may think it's just an annoyance, but it's the foundation of our economy. A dissatisfied consumer wants more; a satisfied consumer doesn't.

Making as much money as possible off consumers is considered the highest business goal. Of course that leads to developing expertise in manipulating them.

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kelseyfrog 4 hours ago | parent [-]

So you saying that capitalism's current form is incompatible with an ad-free world? What's the downside?

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allears 4 hours ago | parent [-]

We're living in the "downside," if you want to call it that. I was just trying to point out that advertising is pervasive for a very good reason, because our society has created strong incentives and few barriers for it. And it's required to support our economy, otherwise all that stuff wouldn't get consumed.

	▲	venturecruelty 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Is it good or bad that so many (often disposable) things are getting consumed?