Can you have your cake and eat it too? How do you use, yet give minimal info to IG/FB?

Meta is evil. I don't think anyone here would dispute that.

But I also can't dispute how widely used their services are, and what a disadvantage it can present to me in some situations to not have any profile with their services.

(For example, people often share or view these socials with the idea that others who have widely visible and transparent profiles are safer/more marketable contacts, as opposed to a phone number with no background on the new friend. …

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