Everything in California is labeled carcinogenic, and so nobody pays it any mind, but it's still done anyway because that's what regulations and the law say. Si

Everything in California is labeled carcinogenic, and so nobody pays it any mind, but it's still done anyway because that's what regulations and the law say. Similarly, this isn't just a bunch of people who operate websites deciding to write these wacky cookie banners because they think people really care about cookies. When I implemented one of these it was because lawyers told my team to do it. We didn't want this, neither as developers nor as users of websites. Neither were our designers thrilled at the prospect of cluttering up our site with this dingus. I get that this is just a general rant, and I agree that people just click through them and don't actually care. But it's important to keep in mind how this actually came about, and (as a somewhat separate point) that lots of things in our society operate this way. Which is not intended as a defense, but it's more common than just cookies. Or do you read every terms of service document shoved in your face when you sign up for something?