Do you feel there are more commercials on tv today than in the past?

Do you feel there are more commercials on tv today than in the past?
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I remember a lot of commercials when I watched the tube as a kid, but it was slightly tolerable. There does seem to be way more now. Maybe I’m wrong, gave up cable television a long while back.
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