[distances]

On the other hand, it's now easier than ever to avoid all marketing in media. In the analog world you couldn't install an adblocker to your newspaper, or purchase a tv subscription without ads, or choose a radio station without ads in between. Now it's all available, and at least my world is almost completely advertisement-free -- except for those paid reviews you mentioned.

[pixl97]

Heh, I think you're fooling yourself when you say 'all' marketing. The ads now are gamed customer reviews and paid comments.

[handsomechad]

what about product placement, PR in print media, "native" or content ads. to say nothing of social media "influencers"

[distances]

I wouldn't follow an influencer, though I'm not very representative obviously. I'm quite OK with product placement. Content ads require that they are marked as advertisements, and can then be blocked.