[CONTRARlAN]

> Consider in the 1800s it wasn't uncommon for a publisher to be paid for a product & make it seem like they were simply endorsing something they truly liked.

Since you work in advertising, you should know that that kind of thing is more pervasive than ever today.

[nitrogen]

Native marketing combined with retargeting are disturbingly effective. 1800s snake oil peddlers have nothing on modern advertising's insidiousness.