Right, it's no secret that Google/Alphabet (and Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, ...) are evil. De-Googling is definitively a great thing to do, and I did that too almost two years ago as well.
The problem is that because of Google's antics, Chrome/ium is, right now, easily the most supported browser (engine) out there. So whilst de-googled Chromium, Brave, Vivaldi and friends don't seem like the best options, they strike a great compromise between having a working, good experience on the web and keeping yourself private.
There is, since years now, a new browser engine in development, called Servo:
Servo
Servo aims to empower developers with a lightweight, high-performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications.
Servo is a web rendering engine written in Rust, with WebGL and WebGPU support, and adaptable to desktop, mobile, and embedded applications.
It started as a Mozilla product but... yeah, their graveyard keeps growing. Something-something about detaching from Mozilla and becoming its own thing etc...
I wish it was as easy as just using Firefox to run away from Google entirely, but sadly this just isn't a thing. And, there are Google Services that are - at present - neigh irreplaceable like Youtube. LibreTube/NewPipe, Piped, Invidious etc. are the best way to use it, but under the hood, they still use Youtube one way or another.
Hopefuly, in the future, Google either sees competition or regulations that force them to change some of their ways or create the opportunity for better and more private alternatives to arise. But as it stands right now, you can do some things, but there will always be a downside.
A coin has two sides, always. Much like a sausage has two ends. :) There'll be a way, eventually - it just isn't here right now. Fingers crossed tho! ^.^ #optimism
