TKDR Skip the first 6 paragraphs if you want to avoid a potential echo chamber, otherwise read and feel whatever you feel.

The article mainly focuses on FOSS. It is very detailed going into browsers, then cloud services, etc. This article doesn’t go into hardware.

On a related note I highly recommend studying this HUGE all inclusive page on building your own. More power to you. https://wiki.futo.org/wiki/Introduction_to_a_Self_Managed_Life:_a_13_hour_%26_28_minute_presentation_by_FUTO_software