I enjoy the GDPR if only because it forces websites, even big ones like Google or Reddit, to show me that they value tracking me over everything else, even if i

I enjoy the GDPR if only because it forces websites, even big ones like Google or Reddit, to show me that they value tracking me over everything else, even if it means ruining the user experience and using every dark pattern in the book. Those websites that are usually all about streamlining and reducing friction to a maximum suddenly don't hesitate to trick me into a maze of slow-loading menus with weird conventions and a purposefully broken and confusing UI in an obvious attempt to trick me into opting in by mistake, even though the mere fact that I clicked the "more options" button means that I'm almost certainly looking to opt out. These are tactics that I expect to encounter on shady websites, not some of the biggest websites in the world. Advertising is a cancer that offers next to no added value in our hyper-connected society. Tricking people into seeing ads to trick them into buying stuff they don't need has become the foundation of the web economy. An utter travesty that puts our industry to shame.