Leaving Big Tech
Realistic de-googling and big tech alternatives. What works, what doesn't, what matters.
Social Media Alternatives: Federated, Decentralized, and Owned
The sovereign posture toward social media is not abstinence. It is architecture. You are not trying to disappear from the public square; you are tryin
The Realistic De-Big-Tech Priority List
Not everything is worth leaving. This is the sentence that separates the sovereign approach from the ideological one. The ideologue says "all Big Tech
Life After Big Tech: What Changes, What Doesn't
There is a fantasy version of de-Big-Teching where you emerge on the other side as a digital ghost — untraceable, unbeholden, sovereign in every dimen
Leaving Google: Service by Service
Google is where most people start when they decide to reduce Big Tech dependency, and for good reason. No other company touches as many dimensions of
Leaving Apple: What Is Possible and What Is Not
Apple occupies a strange position in the sovereignty conversation. It is, without question, a Big Tech company — one of the largest corporations in hu
The Big Tech Dependency Audit: Where You Are Actually Locked In
Before you can leave Big Tech, you need to know exactly how deep you are in. Most people who talk about "de-Googling" or "leaving the ecosystem" are w