Such exchanges are illegal under the GDPR. Consent must be freely given; if access to a service (that doesn't require that data, or that use of the data) is dependent on it, then it's not valid.
That was OP’s point. Some people, like me, want to freely accept such terms. I don’t give a damn about some cookies tracking. What I do give a damn about is making my own choices.
The entirely predictable consequence of making this trade illegal is that I can’t even access information on sites that have minuscule EU revenue, are too big to be afraid they might become a target, and can’t afford to provide me their services for nothing.
Such exchanges are illegal under the GDPR. Consent must be freely given; if access to a service (that doesn't require that data, or that use of the data) is dependent on it, then it's not valid.