Interesting link. That is sad. Some people like ads though look at the popularity of SAH progarms. I had an Aunt that watch that all day long. Not my cup of tea though.
The Internet is a unique advertising media sure there is alot of money driving marketing media and ther will always be that element. Some of it is presented in a very good way. Informative, entertaining and adding utility to a product. Exactly what advertising should be.
It is the abusers that as Linda put it as only looking for short term gain, they are really not benefiting anyone put themselfs.
And since the Internet is not owned by anyone no one person, or Corporate board can sell out one group or the other.
There are large GNU society that have the expertise and where all to write very restrictive browser and share them with the rest of the world. Just as well there are spaminators. Put I really thing that would stop if the Merchants buying marketing and advertising on the internet were educated and realized they are being taken for a wide by the unscropulus marketeers.
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