I, like you, actively repel the effects of advertising (though I have no doubt that some of it still influences me to an extent). However, if advertising really didn't work, then all products in supermarkets would come in colorless boxes, you'd walk to a touchscreen kiosk and specify your caloric and nutritive needs, preferred foods, organic/vegetarian/vegan/etc. requirements, and the kiosk would produce a list of items that met those requirements, along with prices and an objective evaluation of product quality.
How I wish that were the case! Meal planning and product discovery would be easy. Instead, I eat basically the same things over and over, since as a bootstrapping entrepreneur, I can't afford to throw away much food in the name of exploration. If we could get rid of the patent system that killed Modista (http://k9ventures.com/blog/2011/04/27/modista/), and replace advertising with information, I think my life would be a lot more awesome.
How I wish that were the case! Meal planning and product discovery would be easy. Instead, I eat basically the same things over and over, since as a bootstrapping entrepreneur, I can't afford to throw away much food in the name of exploration. If we could get rid of the patent system that killed Modista (http://k9ventures.com/blog/2011/04/27/modista/), and replace advertising with information, I think my life would be a lot more awesome.