How to delete yourself from the internet?

Did I click bait you? That’s how I felt when the “Pocket” recommendation in my Firefox read “6 ways to Delete Yourself from the internet”. I clicked it immediately with confidence that one of the tips would be remove yourself from the unwanted subscriptions. The sub-heading was even more promising – “You’ll never be able to get a clean slate—but you can significantly downsize your digital footprint.“. I was hooked.

I rolled my sleeve up and started scrolling down, ready to consume and apply all the tips that I can from the list. Then the site threw this at me:

Now I understand why they said You’ll never be able to get a clean slate