When I look at the evolution of humanity, and especially our technology, it is becoming increasingly obvious that we're departing from what used to be considered the natural and healthy way of being human. Faced with that realisation it seems that we're quickly approaching the moment of truth - either we choose to go all in towards technological transhumanism, or we go back to nature. The space between those two choices is becoming diminishingly slim.

It should be completely possible to have all of the convenience of Google's and Apple's ecosystems with zero compromise of personal privacy and no reliance on large centralized systems.