Yeah, well not much I can do about that, except not use their services at all. Generally what ever I post online is meant for public consumption so have at it. It’s quite limited how much data they can gather when I’m not using their proprietary software and as long as I don’t need to watch those ads it’s fine. They’re going to scrape everything I post into Lemmy/Pixelfed aswell.
Weight alone doesn’t help. It matters where the weight is. On a rear wheel drive vehicle it absolutely does help with traction and handling if you add more weight on the rear axle. People have been hauling sandbags on their truck beds/trunks in the winter for ages for a good reason.