let them eat cake

Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency. - Raymond Chandler

I disagree that an advertising agency is a waste of intelligence. There are TV commercials that I consider more entertaining than anything else on TV. I have a lot of respect for someone who has 30 seconds to get your attention and then deliver a message about their product.

OK, I'll admit that most times I won't remember the product of a commercial that I really enjoy. The ones where I DO remember the product are real works of art.

I have to respect the intelligence of people who can manipulate the opinion of the populace in order to make a profit.