Be honest, you’re using Big Tech because:

The author argues that people who stay on Big Tech give false reasons, and that switching to Linux is easier than they think. Linux Mint is described as looking like Windows, and GIMP as easier to use than Adobe Photoshop while doing almost all of the same things. The piece also says there is an active community to help, citing a SimpleX room of 600 people, plus Session, the Linux.org forums and paid support companies, including the writer's own.