For you it's 'out of control'. For me it's 'the price I'm happy to pay to get what I want'.
I find it much easier to control by deciding on a policy up front and letting my browser help me enforce it.
The creator can have input, they have no say in a public environment.
>To use something without the permission of the owner feels a bit dirty.
The permission has already been granted. If it's on the web I can download it and use it for whatever dirty personal uses I can imagine.
I agree. That's why I want a say in how my data is consumed.
Person B: "No, I don't agree to your condition. I'll just view the page without the advertisement"
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Person A: "I've built this car. I'll let you drive it if you keep the speed under 60 miles per hour"
Person B: "No, I don't agree to your condition. I'll just drive your car and go at whatever speed I like"
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Person A: "I baked a cake. I'll let you eat it if you give me $5"
Person B: "No, I don't agree to your condition. I'll just eat the cake and give you nothing"
Big sites take countless man hours to produce and maintain.
For the site I've worked on for almost a decade 95 of 100 user comments are totally off base and they don't understand the basics of how things work.