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I agree, I'm of the opinion that advertisements are one of the more evil and damaging aspects of society right now. Our attention and thoughts are bought for almost nothing, and we are expected to accept it. We don't get a choice to ignore it either (except with ad-blocking software).

It's almost like Democracy can't work, the masses are weak-minded and easily persuaded. The 51% only know how to take. Take rights, take property. As long as you're one of the cool kids, your ideas a infallible.

I believe advertisements should be declared illegal psychological experimentation and manipulation: abusive tools of gaslighting designed to shape our identities and perception away from healthy norms.

In certain countries billboards are illegal (New Zealand) and for example cigarette advertising of any kind is illegal in Australia.