It's truly sad that we can't have nice things because we can't just let people be.
Maybe the blockchain is the answer, or something that comes from the blockchain is the answer. I would really like to believe that. Unfortunately, we're still in some semblance of a surveillance state until then, and even if there are alternatives to Google and Facebook, anytime we get onto the Internet to do anything, our IP addresses can be traced to whatever sites we go.
The bloodless revolution of decentralization and freedom can't come soon enough.