This is pretty much me as well. I even say that I've developed an allergy to advertising since I don't listen to the radio, haven't watched broadcast tv in decades, and use ad blockers. The smiling faces, the catchy jingles, the silly skits, the all-too-familiar tropes, all just give me an almost physical reaction of revulsion when I do encounter them. The more that I learn about psychology and critical thinking, the more transparent their manipulation becomes and the more sickening it is. I feel bad for other people who don't know how to protect themselves.
My dream is for all advertising being banned, and people can get their product and service information from a single, unbiased knowledge base. Perhaps you can subscribe to alerts about types of products, new developments and whatnot. That'd be fine too, just all opt-in.
