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> I'm a grown up adult and if I wanted to block tracking I could.

Good for you. Most people are not technical and can't, so why do they also not deserve to not get tracked too?

> if I wanted to block tracking I could

Are you sure? It starts from simple supercookie-like stuff and ends at TrustPID where the network provider aids in tracking.

Unless you want to be using tor all day every day, and never make an online purchase or log in on a website ever again, there's really no way to stop companies from tracking you. The only way to make that happen is if a regulatory authority forces them to. That's why the GDPR exists.