Re:Why ads suck (Score 1)

I object to the "Buy more stuff and you'll be happy!!" message that's hammered into my brain without pause.

I couldn't agree more. Ads are basically trying to manipulate people to do something that they wouldn't be doing otherwise. I find manipulation like this offensive. They also provide very little benefit for the victims (most ads are very poorly targeted), and it annoys people and wastes their time by distracting them.

So the net value of ads is negative for the people that are forced to watch them.