An advertising writer replies... (Score 1)

I'm not worried by this stuff. The basic pact I make with the people who read my stuff is: I only expect you to read it if you're interested. Forcing selling content down people's throats is not advertising, it's just annoying.

There are other ways to advertise - not limited to product placement. And personally, I think dreaming them up is more creative than writing ads today...

Chris