[magic_hamster]

Not oc, but I share some of this sentiment. Modern advertising is heavily based on behavioral science, psychological and especially emotional manipulation. This is on top of extreme methods to hijack your attention at all cost. It might sound like hyperbole but if you read marketing case studies you realize this isn't only the norm, it's something they take pride in, especially when it appears to work (which it does).

In my view, blocking this isn't just morally just, it's absolutely necessary. I deliberately choose not to partake in this and not be a target for manipulation to the best of my ability.

Maybe there was a time when advertising was more about creating awareness instead of feeling and making you want the product, but advertising changed dramatically over the 20th century. There's quite a lot of reading material out there if you're interested.