Of course many if not most of the services would not be offered in the first place had it not been for the financial incentive offered by the market economy (i.e. 'capitalism' painted with broad strokes) so you can pick your evil: have a market economy with many players, some good and some bad... or have some alternative economical organisation with far fewer services, usually still good or bad.
At least the market economy and 'capitalism' offers the choice of foregoing on those 'premium' services by enabling me to run my own services on my own hardware connected to the 'net through my own fibre connection. Since 'capitalism' leads to more choice it puts the onus on the individual to choose wisely. For some that choice comes down to paying more for those 'premium' services, for others - like me - it means I do a little more work to be able to run my own things. If I loose access I can get it back, the hardware is right here on the farm after all. I have 2FA enabled on a number of services to protect against leaked passwords but since everything is run in-house I can always get back access if I for some reason lost (access to) my devices and backup codes.
This is a win for 'capitalism' as far as I'm concerned no matter which way you turn it - those who want to be served can get served, those who want to serve themselves can do so. You do need to make a conscious decision on what side of the divide - pay and be served or do the work to serve yourself - you want to be on since the space in between can be treacherous to navigate. You also do need to react if a supplier does not keep to its end of the bargain if the system is to work. For the likes of Google/Microsoft/Facemetabook/Apple/etc. this means you should avoid them if possible in any way and if not, make sure you have a way out if they start acting up.
At least the market economy and 'capitalism' offers the choice of foregoing on those 'premium' services by enabling me to run my own services on my own hardware connected to the 'net through my own fibre connection. Since 'capitalism' leads to more choice it puts the onus on the individual to choose wisely. For some that choice comes down to paying more for those 'premium' services, for others - like me - it means I do a little more work to be able to run my own things. If I loose access I can get it back, the hardware is right here on the farm after all. I have 2FA enabled on a number of services to protect against leaked passwords but since everything is run in-house I can always get back access if I for some reason lost (access to) my devices and backup codes.
This is a win for 'capitalism' as far as I'm concerned no matter which way you turn it - those who want to be served can get served, those who want to serve themselves can do so. You do need to make a conscious decision on what side of the divide - pay and be served or do the work to serve yourself - you want to be on since the space in between can be treacherous to navigate. You also do need to react if a supplier does not keep to its end of the bargain if the system is to work. For the likes of Google/Microsoft/Facemetabook/Apple/etc. this means you should avoid them if possible in any way and if not, make sure you have a way out if they start acting up.