@doggle I have always hated ads and pride myself on maintaining an ad free home. No mainstream TV with ads, no newspapers or mags, no radio, ad blocked to hilt on all devices etc. And I also do that thing where if a streaming service advertises their own shows I mute and look away.Never connected it with my autism though so this is very interesting!To me, ads feel like an invasion, a manipulation, and i've always been acutely aware that they dont just sell products but also push an idea of how we are supposed to live, eg the ads for washing powder etc when i was growing up were ALWAYS women doing the laundry etc.My brain screams 'dont tell me how to live or what I need!!!'
