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Re:Google backtracks on search results design by Marsymars on Sunday January 26, 2020 @01:26PM (#22153696)
> We've already given them that money when we bought our groceries, and gas, and paid our bills for rent, internet, TV, phones, insurance, etc.

I expect the goal of people advocating for less advertising is to stop giving them that money on a going-forward basis.

Re:Google backtracks on search results design by dangrossman on Sunday January 26, 2020 @01:32PM (#22153721)
That's not something we have any control over, is it? Whether it's allocated to internet or some other channel, these companies are going to advertise to acquire and retain customers, and that advertising cost is baked into their prices. If a new federal law was passed banning all advertising on the internet, I doubt Ford will drop the MSRP of the F-150, or that the price of a bar of Proctor & Gamble soap will change.