[RandomTisk]

That's assuming the monolith is actually doing good for society. I for one am desperate for more options for email providers with actual spam filtration, phones without anti-consumer spyware and eco system lockdowns, and social media that doesn't force users to speak only of things the DNC would approve of.

[SpicyLemonZest]

You're glossing over all the good things they've done to lay the groundwork for what you want. I'd like a smartphone with better privacy too, but I wouldn't want a smartphone at all if not for tech industry innovation over the past decade. I would (and did) choose a compact flip phone in a world where Blackberry was state of the art.

[Nasrudith]

Haven't we learned from the death of Socrates that "good/bad for society" is a terrible and meaningless metric as it is so values dependent?

All of those things already exist by the way - Google ironically can help you find it but so can most other search engines. There are plenty of paid providers in addition to roll your own and many anti-spam solutions. Fairphone/Freephone or even just some unlocked down Androids will run whatever you want and can, federated social media like Mastodon has all sorts of stuff that wouldn't be approved of by the mainstream like niche pornography.