The M-word

DOES MARKETING OPPRESS OR FREE  YOU?

Note:  After much google searching on how to "easily embed a video" I could not embed video. Also my scheduler didn't work, again. Anyway, here is the post video-less, late:
It's a good question, and complicated, and my answer is evolving day by day. For instance, this minute, thanks to marketing, I'm in Toronto (!!). I arrived last week to attend the Arthur Ellis awards ceremonies (sorry to say I didn't get first prize), but it doesn't end here. T...