A friend of mine is taking the privacy leap from ios to linux. Also getting degoogled phone.

That's great, I said, you also need to realize that most freedom tech is open source , so you need to actively and consciously contribute to projects by donating.

Every big tech product is free because you are the product . if you dont want that then be ready and willing to contribute. This is how the ecosystem grows.

Its a big mentality change. Going from "everything is free" to "this project deserves my support"