most of us who are interested in “privacy” could have written what you wrote. Here, we, of course, would say “yes, it’s worth pursuing”. For a great majority it’s “i don’t care” (so don’t ask them ;)
i remember how internet was before cookies and how life was before smartphones. I really can’t understand today’s popular carelessness around intimacy, privacy, personal information &c
don’t give up. I was alone on signal at first, then we were two. Now most of my contacts are in signal (knowing how difficult this move was, i don’t get into the discussions about session &c. Getting people off facebook is enough for a first step.
DeGoogling is so much of a hassle, i don’t expect it to be of interest to general public