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I definitely think there are things you can do to lessen the effect of ads on your decision making.
The best way is to try not to see ads at all. Use Ad Blockers on all digital devices. Wear headphones in public places. Train yourself to look away from billboards, elevator televisions and all other kinds of physical environment advertising. Don't shop at stores run by the products' brand. Every time you see a product recommendation, ask yourself if its possible the writer got paid for making that recommendation.
There are also lots of behavioral approaches you can take to un-do the effect of marketing and advertising when purchasing things. Define what you need before you start looking at products. Use the price per oz instead of packaging shape to make decisions at the grocery store. Only buy store brand.
That's all my helpful advice, but I'm also guilty of taking this stuff too far. There are absolutely products that I would like, but refuse to buy because I hate them for advertising to me. I've stopped consuming lots of media because I thought their advertising revenue approach was gross. I have a bunch of generic containers & big bottle of GooGone in my house and remove all the labels from everything I buy as soon as I bring them home. These things don't actually help... its just spiteful behavior I haven't been able to bring myself to move past unfortunately.
You forgot: never watch tv or movies because product placement is everywhere. Don’t listen to any music because sometimes they have brands in songs. Keep your eyes closed in public at all times so you don’t see logos on clothing, vehicles, etc.
ANYTHING YOU CAN’T DO PERFECTLY IS NOT WORTH DOING AT ALL
CRAWL BACK INTO YOUR ADVERTISING INFESTED HOLE IN THE GROUND CITIZEN
I know you're joking but yeah, I basically don't watch tv or movies or listen to music.
And yes, I do exclusively wear logo-less clothing!
Seems a bit extreme - unless you just don't enjoy those things. Plenty of media that is not laden with product placement out there