"Out of touch" is an unfair characterization. Not everyone wants what you think they want.

I specifically do not want push notifications from Twitter or almost any other app aside from calendars and alarms. Having Twitter notify me about every stupid online interaction was causing my life to be buried in constant distraction. Without a doubt, my life is better without it, and I don't think that's an unusual perspective.

Also, I would be curious about your reasoning that running an app gives fewer ways to track the user. I would tend to believe the opposite.

*Edit: 1 minor typo