I disagree. Economics may drive everything, but there's more to life than money, and it shouldn't stop us from creating laws that protect citizens and increase

I disagree. Economics may drive everything, but there's more to life than money, and it shouldn't stop us from creating laws that protect citizens and increase public good. Before we created the relevant laws, economics also drove companies to hire children, dump trash into rivers, ignore safety, etc. It wouldn't be too much of a stretch to say tracking cookies and advertising malware are the pollution of the internet. Even as a tech person, I'm skeptical ad-based services are a net win for consumers. It wouldn't be the end of the world, IMO, if tracking cookies and shady marketing practices were illegal and companies had to use traditional sales tactics online.