[paintman252]

"That is: without ads, people would gravitate towards buying what fits their needs best. They would make generally rational choices given the information available."

Not to sound snarky, būt have you met humans?If sociology and economics have shown anything, itš that human do NO make rational consumption choices

[barnabee]

I agree with the sentiment but I’d wager the choices they make are more rational without ads than with, which is all the argument needs.