Commercials interrupting streaming movies and shows really kills the mood and breaks the immersion. I'm old enough to remember when paying for services meant you didn't have to deal with advertisements.
Back when our federal government protected citizens from corporate greed rather than protecting corporate greed from citizens.
They staged a coup, subverted justice, and stole an election to avoid prosecution. If this were a serious country, they would be in prison at the very least!
More often than not big $$$ decides who gets elected and reelected.
Critical thinking skills are not innate, they need to be learned.54% of Americans ages 16-74 read below a 6th grade level. 11-year-olds in adult bodies use emotional "thinking" and that's easy to manipulate.