Advertising isn't exactly new, it's been around for a very long time. If you read a newspaper, it's full of ads, if you read a magazine, it's full of ads, if you drive down the highway, there's ads, and if you visit commercial websites, there's ads. That's how a free commerce systems works. Google has tuned it a bit more efficient. If you don't want to see ads, clear your cache, get a cookie cruncher, get an adblocker; anything. But it's silly to think merchants aren't going to advertise their goods and services, at least if they want to stay in business. I get an art gallery for free to post my art, but someone has to pay for that. So whether you stand on the corner with a sign selling oranges, or advertise on the internet, I'm not going to get bent because someone is trying to make a living. At least on the internet I can use an adblocker. I wish I could adblock that billboard down the street with the cow telling me to eat mor' chicken. I think I'll have pizza tonight, someone left an ad on my doorknob with a coupon.

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Wolfenshire, Moderator/Community Leader