[nailer]

Tracking isn't "hostility and disrespect": it's remembering people to show them a thing they liked before. There are many easy ways for web users not to be remembered.

[AstralStorm]

Please mention some of them.

I get Google bubbled all the time and receive either targeted ads or nag screens from Google itself. I would love to be able to use Gmail without such issues.

Additionally many sites fail to work properly unless certain tracking JavaScript is enabled.

[nailer]

Sure.

1. Start an incognito window.

2. Tell Google you prefer untargeted ads.

Re: 2, Google also has a cool search engine you can use to learn about things like how to stop ads from remembering you.