Every person says this too, but it ignores the diversity in types of people. I know somehow who happily watches ads and makes purchasing decisions off it. I ignore them and do not. I don't believe I am being manipulated by the ads. The companies choose to advertise to target other people, and they lose money serving ads to people like me. But it's still a net win for them.
I stopped drinking soda this year and alcohol years ago. If you consumed any heavily advertised product this year, then you can't say ads don't work. Including products like Cursor.
