Ah yes, snark. This is helpful.

In case you missed it: I didn't say advertising got people to invent jack shit. I said "aspirations" did. The research paper claimed aspirations are what make people unhappy, and then said advertising increases aspirations, so therefore advertising makes people unhappy.

I'm defending aspirations. The research paper is the one saying advertising leads to aspirations, which I consider a complement, thank you very much.