If you blocked the javascript tag from loading the person who owns the website you're looking at doesn't know you're looking at it. If the person who owns the website tells the advertisers that nobody is looking at it, they don't sign up to advertise. The website doesn't make any money through online advertising and either closes down or hides everything behind a subscription wall. If it closes down everyone gets annoyed because they can't see the good content. If it goes behind a subscription barrier, you get annoyed because you have to pay for it directly and then probably still get tracked anyway, because you are over a secure connection.
Seriously though - tell me what the worst that could happen if you did accept the cookies? The worst thing that could happen is that nobody pays any attention to you. The best thing is that you get better pages, better content and more appropriate advertising overall improving your browsing experience.
It's Google's fault because their strapline was 'don't be evil'.
My use of it is merely indicative of the social climate of taking what one person says and turning it back on themselves.
I know you are, but what am I.
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This isn't insightful either.
If you blocked the javascript tag from loading the person who owns the website you're looking at doesn't know you're looking at it. If the person who owns the website tells the advertisers that nobody is looking at it, they don't sign up to advertise. The website doesn't make any money through online advertising and either closes down or hides everything behind a subscription wall. If it closes down everyone gets annoyed because they can't see the good content. If it goes behind a subscription barrier, you get annoyed because you have to pay for it directly and then probably still get tracked anyway, because you are over a secure connection.
Seriously though - tell me what the worst that could happen if you did accept the cookies? The worst thing that could happen is that nobody pays any attention to you. The best thing is that you get better pages, better content and more appropriate advertising overall improving your browsing experience.
It's Google's fault because their strapline was 'don't be evil'. My use of it is merely indicative of the social climate of taking what one person says and turning it back on themselves. I know you are, but what am I.