So is it unwanted for me to point out its about safety? Flocks tend to confuse predators and so by being part of a group they decrease their odds of being lunch when an attack happens. Same reason fish tend to school although smarter predators use that against them.
It is a really good filter for me, any company that wants to harvest the bogus information I will use to access them had better do a good job of convincing me it’s worth the effort.
I have a similar take on online stores wanting me to create a login to get a shipping cost, unless they are offering a truly unique item, or outrageously good price I just don’t buy anything from them.
If we all had a similar standards these bits of UX fuckery would disappear over time, unfortunately most people don’t even think about it.
I think they prefer Physically Conservative.