The system isn't perfect. But it's better than pure anarchy. Probably no (human-designed) system will be perfect. In the case of obnoxious GDPR consent popups,

The system isn't perfect. But it's better than pure anarchy. Probably no (human-designed) system will be perfect. In the case of obnoxious GDPR consent popups, though, the main problem is companies (under the direction of humans, obviously) that are doing their utmost to subvert the clear and reasonable intent of the law, because they simply don't want to respect it (or their users). They're a cancer on the internet. I hope to see the day when enforcement is taken more seriously.