It feel your struggle. I have chosen to give up my phone number and sim card all together. For one, it helps me feel free when I am out an about. I like not being reachable often. I also feel more detached and private. I run a degoogled OS as well. Also, no service helps keep me away from my phone more. I keep a library of music on my phone instead of using streaming services. I simply insist that people use signal or nostr if they want to reach me. I have been quite surprised how open and willing people are to use signal. Most people have WhatsApp and I explain that is it a similar app bit private. They tend to understand that WhatsApp is stealing their information. I recently started a mens group in my community and it has been suorisingly easy to get them to doanload signal.

I dont know if this is helpful but this has been my approach. This is an important conversation I feel.

I sent you back a DM. Did you get it?

DMS are kind of hit or miss.

The answer to the question is yes, not often but when it feels right I do work with people in that space. It is my primary tool.