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For consumers ads are a net negative. They inflate the cost of the product and favor incumbents and monopolists to retain that position.
Ads certainly work on average and Google has positioned itself in a way that they can extract much of the created value for businesses who buy them.
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For consumers ads are a net negative. They inflate the cost of the product and favor incumbents and monopolists to retain that position.
Ads certainly work on average and Google has positioned itself in a way that they can extract much of the created value for businesses who buy them.