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Millions of lawyers, accountants and bookkeepers exist only because the US tax code is so ridiculously complicated.

It's job security for accounting folks alright. Just like web advertising keeps all of you programming critters employed.

Not me, but yes. Ads are the reason everything sucks. Adtech and its PPC / CTR have destroyed the world. Everything, in every media, is now clickbait.

Ads make the world (wide web) go round.

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