>From my perspective, I never benefit from seeing an ad.
Ads would at the very least have made you aware of what choices the market provided. If you have a preference for any one brand of anything over another, chances are advertising played some part in that decision making process. And anyway, even if you were completely brand agnostic, that doesn't mean advertising doesn't have any value for other people as well.
Ads would at the very least have made you aware of what choices the market provided. If you have a preference for any one brand of anything over another, chances are advertising played some part in that decision making process. And anyway, even if you were completely brand agnostic, that doesn't mean advertising doesn't have any value for other people as well.