Netflix, the New York Times & the Evils of Advertising
(WorldNews Business)

ByTien Tzuo oFebruary 14, 2020 In the 1970s the average U.S consumer was exposed to about 500 ads a day. Today that number is around 5,000. Ads are everywhere, and they are designed to make you feel bad about yourself. Ads show parties that you aren`t invited to, houses that you`ll never live in, bodies that you`ll never have. They prey on your self-esteem in order to sell more stuff. They are particularly toxic for teenagers and young people. Advertising helped bring us the smoking and obesity and prescription drug epidemics. Political ads contribute to a degraded public discourse at best, and outright...