just to get it out of the way: yes, i know i can use a spam email/phone number. yes, i know i can opt out of promotional emails/texts. that doesn’t make it any less frustrating. i don’t need a growing list of empty accounts for websites i only spend an hour (or less) browsing through. don’t even get me started on restaurants that ask for your phone number when you scan their QR code…
I find I am skipping more and more places. Even if I don’t have to sign up for an account, I’m not doing the reject cookies bit any more either. I’m just skipping on by. I walked out of a QR code restaurant earlier today because it required a sign in to see the menu.