Without advertising, our world would be bland. We wouldn’t be able to Google anything or visit Facebook. Platforms like Google, Facebook, and other social media are dominantly supported by the ads they sell. This fact may come as a surprise to many people considering how important social media, like Snapchat and Twitter are to their lives and how little advertising sees to affect their use. “Advertising plays the same role in your media diet that vegetables play in your regular diet; most of us would prefer to skip that course and go straight to dessert. But, just like veggies, advertising plays an important role in sustaining a body; in this case, a diverse body of content.” Thierer gives a good comparison about how important advertising
