I definitely have an Apple ID. But I don't have iCloud enabled, and without it, having an Apple ID doesn't bother me. My Apple ID isn't my normal email address

I definitely have an Apple ID. But I don't have iCloud enabled, and without it, having an Apple ID doesn't bother me. My Apple ID isn't my normal email address and that hasn't been a problem: people don't contact me through it and Apple doesn't force me to publish it to others.