On Marketing and Life

• I block ads. Both at browser level and network wide in my local network.
• I block sites that request from me to disable ad-blocking. Give me a way to pay for your service and I'll gladly do so, if it removes the ads. Often, paying doesn't remove ads.
• I block cookies. All of them, unless I need them to buy something, and then I delete them.
• I block analytics, metrics, and other telemetry diarrhea.
• I block popups.
• I unshorten URLs to see what's behind those pieces of shit.
• I block tracking pixels.
• I remove UTM campaign tags.
• I block prompts to install an app or plugin.
• I block prompts to allow your site to know my location.
• I stop videos from autoplaying.
• I block and filter out all the "trusted partners" content and tracking
• I immediately unsubscribe from the mailing lists I get added automatically without my consent.
• I block entire domains that keep on trying to sell me stuff I never requested. Their email don't get to my inbox.
• I clear all my browser data, after each session.

Also,

• I use multiple services that help me remove my data from the data miners.
• I am on the do no call registry.
• I use randomly generated or masked emails for most everything.
• I use a random phone number when I can.
• I don't answer the phone unless I know the number.
• I block and report marketing SMS messages.

And, I have made use of my attorney to enforce the CAN-SPAM.

This is what marketing has done to the internet. Fuck you very much.