I agree with every word of this.
It didn’t help that I read this shortly after discovering that LG (the manufacturer of my TV) are planning to roll out adverts in their in built screensavers.
As it happens, I never, never use the ‘smart’ stuff in my TV, preferring an Apple TV instead. But still, it’s shitty.
And what’s the end result? How far does it go? The current crop of CEOs are demanding infinite growth that can’t be sustained. But by the time it’s a problem, they’ll have retired and it’ll be Somebody Else’s Problem.