Exactly. If it went far enough the solution could have been much simpler. But instead of the real solution, politicians preferred the appearance of the solution which created enormous complexity and didn't solve the problem.
It is if you fail.
It makes no sense to blame the people trying to solve this problem, rather than those who created it in the first place.
Now we have two problems: the original problem that GDPR failed to solve and GDPR useless warnings.
The consent forms are just a tip of iceberg and the stupid thing. But under everything it forces companies to do things they might have not done before. And it's also a tool for developers who want things to be better. As there is finally slight risk to point out.
You say warnings are unlawful, and that's even worse, because that means they've created an unenforceable law. Or what are they waiting to prosecute those violations?
I'm not against data protection. I'm again incompetence.
Attempting to address this isn't a waste of time or useless.
It makes no sense to blame the people trying to solve this problem, rather than those who created it in the first place.
If anything, the GDPR didn't go far enough. Though, that's often the case with legislation trying to stop corporate malfeasance.
In my opinion - and speaking more generally, not just regarding privacy - not enough large companies have been obliterated for their harmful behaviours. They just pay a fine, or bribe some officials, and move on.