money from advertising basically dwarf user lifetime purchase of privacy tax you mentioned
Superbowl ads, TV ads, radio ads, print ads, billboard ads, public transit ads, youtube ads, podcast ads, search ads, e-mail ads, social media ads, in-app ads, in-store ads, sports team sponsorship, individual athlete sponsorship, stadium naming, product placement ads, elevator ads, cinema ads, bathroom ads.
And Coca-Cola doesn't increase their advertising budget just because someone finds a new place to slap ads on - they just re-allocate their spending.
Sure, Google and Facebook make a good chunk of money from ads. But it's a very, very competitive business.
if any, Apple user are the most expensive ads money industry willing to pay for