@andycarolan @welshpixie people would find me odd because I'd say: "I have Whatsapp installed on a burner phone that's not always with me... so sorry if it takes me a while to answer your messages".
I ended up doing a bridge via the Beeper app on my main phone... but you have to use it actively or else the bridge is severed and you have to re-link it.
Still, I like that WA doesn't have access to my address book or my photo albums anymore... It's just that I know my info gets leaked by others