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In an - at least in theory - open system some if not all players over time will maximise their gain from it. So advertisers wants your data, because the more they have, the more they can earn from specialised trageting. (This is why I believe Facebook is an advertising platform, not a social network, but I digress). So at some point you can only access information when logged in and (lets say for the sake of making a point) give your name, dob and much more. (Sounds familiar, like a paywall?). The GDPR makes it inconvenient to have and track all that data if not outright illegal for some cases. And asking for confirmation to use cookies to track a user is the neccessary evil to highlight that you are tracked. I understand the annoyance it creates for you and other users. Its still necessary.

And, if I may add that, its some kind of a new understanding I got for other systems as well. Releated example: There will - over time - no better google "competitor". Know why? Because if there is, at some point, then SEO will optimize the f** out of that competitor, too and make it maximally worse for everyone. Just like the optimization in the example above with the data. Except that the GDPR is a law for EU Citicens while google/the competitor only has to make it tolarable for them and their ad renvenue.

I find that perspective incredibly frustrating: Systems will get worse to a point of equilibrium, but its not the kind of "nice to work with" you and I have in mind. (Edit: Spelling)