Being pretty much a 100% Chrome user, I've yet to click "Allow" when a site wanted to notify/spam/inundate me with shit from sub-companies or worse yet proxy sp

Being pretty much a 100% Chrome user, I've yet to click "Allow" when a site wanted to notify/spam/inundate me with shit from sub-companies or worse yet proxy spam me from paying 3rd parties because "well, you did opt in sir". The opt in popup box might as well read: "Are you an idiot? YES|MAYBE". Not one time have I allowed it ever in all these years and I'm shocked anyone else allows it at all too. Not having considered it before but I'm really surprised this tech is on by default or even exists at all. It may have some neat IOT use cases but IOT has about a billion other notification options for machine/machine communications that are better. Thats the best I can do in terms of trying to argue theres a good aspect of the functionality. But what about Gmail you say? Well, I personally don't use the web interface anyhow opting instead for a nice/superior experience from a local client but IIRC the tab starts blinking when theres new mail and the number in the title bar changes. Even LinkedIn and its simple blue dot on the title of the tab is sufficient for me to know theres new activity there if I want to bother looking (ooooh loooook - a guy I know knows a guy that posted a virtue signaling meme regarding a supposedly socially relevant topic that companies pretend to be concerned about - I MUST KNOW ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY!). Now, on to changing browser and OS notifications on all 4 home systems to my preferences this morning. I didn't realize how much the hubris of bugging me with stupid crap annoyed me until this prompted me to consider it. Thanks OP!