Those premises don't follow, nobody's insulting my intelligence by advertising me products. They're floating me a product I can then choose to buy, or not, and my intelligence is the underlying "decider." Not their hypnotism, as you call it. It makes no difference, whatever way you kick it to me, I'm not buying a care bear or a rainbow bright. Also, I dont turn my senses off while watching a movie. I use sight, hearing....shit the whole enjoyment I get out of watching is the ability of MY imagination to fantasize the picture as a reality. Im engaged in the piece of work.....some is good... some is cheesy and terrible...and its a net positive addition to my life for its ability to allow me to unwind and enjoy someone's creativity.
Okay, you're determined to derail the point here. For the third time now --- it ain't WHAT IS advertised. It's the fact that,
because advertising "whatever" is the prime directive ---- there remains no incentive to create worthy programming.
One Clear Channel exec said to one of his TV station program directors --- "What's the definition of programming?" When the PD didn't answer the exec told him "Programming is the shit we run between commercials". And that shit will be whatever swill draws flies, which is why we get "breaking news" about OJ or the next missing white girl or how frickin' Michael Jackson died.
And THAT exists BECAUSE the only function of the content is to get you gawking, nice and malleable, so they can sell pickup trucks to city dwellers.
We're way off topic.