Cigarettes & Advertising - Ideal Bedmates!

It is said that progress is not though reason and rational thought (although there is no evidence at all in advertising circles of reason and rational thought). It used to be thought that progress occurred when youthful ideas march into established territory, to the great dismay of the old guard. Rarely do the guardians of the status quo convert, they go to their graves sticking stubbornly to their beliefs.... Especially that old advertising myth "advertising works". Only in their absence can fresh ideas bloom and take hold. The longer we live, the slower the rate of intellectual advancement. And in the land of advertising we see very little progress indeed. In fact no progress whatsoever!