Well if you are going to say he has to use a cheap Android phone and a gmail account, then obviously he can’t avoid Google, but that’s not much of an argument.
Nobody is really restricted in that way.
It’s obviously much easier to buy an iPhone and install an ad-blocker than it is to get a new job in Switzerland or Norway if you don’t already live there.
Have you actually looked at at what it takes to emigrate to Switzerland?
As for your list, of course you can’t stop other people from using Google. We’re talking about not using Google yourself.
The move to different country is one time deal.
Avoiding Google for the rest of your life is a constant job.
I didn't say that the "Joe" has to use cheap Android phone and gmail account. I just said that he has one already because one is cheap and the other is free.
So imagine that he used both for several years.
And now he can change that, but is it easy?
Buying iPhone is easy (not cheap, but moving out is also not cheap), but changing your email address in zillion places is next to impossible.
Nobody is really restricted in that way.
It’s obviously much easier to buy an iPhone and install an ad-blocker than it is to get a new job in Switzerland or Norway if you don’t already live there.
Have you actually looked at at what it takes to emigrate to Switzerland?
As for your list, of course you can’t stop other people from using Google. We’re talking about not using Google yourself.