fuck big tech, here's a bunch of alternatives (continuously adding more)

Alternatives to Google:

DuckDuckGo

Ecosia

Startpage

Alternatives to Gmail:

Thunderbird

Tuta

CounterMail

Edison Mail

Proton Mail

Alternatives to Google Maps:

OrganicMaps

OsmAnd

HERE WeGo

Alternatives to Google Messager (SMS)

Textra

QKSMS

Deku SMS

Alternatives to Microsoft Office:

Libreoffice

Alternatives to Google Docs:

Libreoffice Writer (local)

Ellipsus (online/collaborative) 

Alternatives to Google Drive:

MEGA

Proton Drive

Alternatives to Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome:

Firefox

Librewolf

Waterfox

Zen

Alternatives to Adobe products:

Davinci Resolve (editing software)

Kdelive (editing software)

GIMP (photo editing software)

Photopea (photo editing software in browser)

pdf24 (PDF editor)

Audacity (audio editor)

Reaper (audio editor)

Alternatives to Twitter:

Matsodon

Y2Social (18+)

hjonk

Alternatives to Spotify and Apple Music

Bandcamp

Strawberry (local music file player)

AIMP (music player for Android)

Using a physical music player (ipod, mp3 player, etc)

Alternatives to Discord:

Fluxer

Stoat

Mumble

Gamevox (note: has free and paid versions)

Teamspeaks

Alternatives to YouTube (as in uploading videos, not infinite entertainment)

here!!

PeerTube

KamTape

EraCast

Alternatives to Windows and Mac:

Kubuntu

Mint Linux

Zorin OS

POP!_OS

Guide to Linux

miscellaneous:

Pixelfed (alternative to Instagram)

Trakt (alternative to IMDB)

Storygraph (alternative to GoodReads)

Nitter.net (be able to view Twitter posts without an account) NITTER AND IT'S ALTERNATIVES ARE BEING TAKEN DOWN BY X AND MUSKRAT, FUCK ELON MUSK AND TRYING TO FORCE PEOPLE TO USE HIS SHITTY SHITTY APP

Extra additions:

Donate money to Wikipedia and The Internet Archive, both are important pieces of knowledge preservation that are constantly targeted.

Use Ublock Origin and Privacy Badger