> Why have we accepted the cookie pop-up situation across the web?
I've never accepted that. When I stumble upon a website harassing me with obnoxious cookie (or whatever) pop-ups right away, I just feel overwhelmed and oppressed, and then I hit the 'Back' button in a second without even thinking about it because it seems so natural to react like that. (Just imagine the same situation IRL: you enter in a shop and suddenly someone rushes at you to get you to sign some papers: naturally, you'd leave the place without thinking about it.)
I've never accepted that. When I stumble upon a website harassing me with obnoxious cookie (or whatever) pop-ups right away, I just feel overwhelmed and oppressed, and then I hit the 'Back' button in a second without even thinking about it because it seems so natural to react like that. (Just imagine the same situation IRL: you enter in a shop and suddenly someone rushes at you to get you to sign some papers: naturally, you'd leave the place without thinking about it.)