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> Therein lies the rub (or more precisely the problem) advertising at its core does _NOT_ have to be evil.

Interestingly, I agree that it doesn't have to be evil, but in practice it is, so close to 100% of the time that the exceptions are actually not worth discussing.

[superdug]

That’s not an invalid personal opinion but does not make it true for absolutely everyone else at the same time.