[account42]

> People still need products to solve problems.

For some problems. For many more you don't need a "product" at all but advertising still wants to sell you one.

> that is a natural and ethical time to include advertisers into the equation

Not at all. Ads means showing the product of whoever is paying the most or at least preferring paying products over others. Ad-free suggestions means showing the product best suited for the task. If those two match you are defrauding the advertiser by making them pay to show what you would have shown without ads. If they don't match you are degrading the service for the users.

[survirtual]

Imagine a world where we prioritize optimizing for the best human experience instead of doing the bidding of people with capital.

You can do it, I believe in you.