Too many steps. Honestly just delete your account, the app and forget about it. After a few days the people who matter will text you or find a way to reach you and that's it.

Yeah, I left Facebook a decade back. Zero issues keeping in touch with folks that mattered. On the rare occasion I need to find someone I lost for something, it's been trivial.

OP here - also agreed! A/SIDE is for a middle ground/corner case, at least for me.