This. The real solution here is to keep your data, encrypted, on your own devices. The idea that everything needs to be in the cloud is absurd and naturally leads to concentration of power.
This is like saying the real solution to bad practices of food companies is to exclusively grow your own food, or the answer to anti-repair practices is to only build your own devices, vehicles, etc. Contractors cut corners? Don't try to regulate, just learn carpentry, plumbing, and HVAC plus codes!
Even if it's fun as a hobby, I don't want to be on call for my own basic online services.
That said, I also don't think selfhosting is a realistic solution for most people.
you're acting like these are bad or impossible skills to learn? these is just basic skills that people should have.
This is exactly what I do, whenever possible. I do my own car maintenance, HVAC, and similar things.
It's not an apples to apples comparison because an administrative warrant served to Google is much different from raiding your home but if they wanted to they could.
At this point, acting as if America (and many parts of the world for that matter) aren't living under an authoritarian government is futile. We still have freedoms but they're trying really hard to take them away from us.
This is where encryption comes in.
https://thblegal.com/news/can-i-be-prosecuted-for-failing-to...
the entire point of encryption is to facilitate communication across adversarial channels, if you want to keep your data in a locker you don't need encryption, and if you use encryption you can keep it stored in North Korea for all it cares