[pixl97]

"without seeing ads this is just as easy as ever."

No. It. Is. Not.

The problem is you've internally moved the goalposts on what you consider an ad, from what would have more historically been considered an ad.

Those clothes with a big nike swoosh on them, those are ads. Individuals wear ads around everywhere. Objects are covered in their own advertising. If you have any electronics on you, god only knows what metrics they are collecting. Hell, these days if you're with anyone else that has electronics there is a non-zero chance those devices are spying on and tracking you.