I think for certain technology and privacy focused individuals, Mastodon and Lemmy are the way forward. Some people will always prefer a centralized solution or just don’t care enough to make the switch. They will continue to be the userbase of websites like Digg, Reddit, and Twitter.
Chrome for anything Google related. Firefox + NoScript for most browsing. I have pi-hole running on my network and don’t permit anything but that node to query outbound for DNS.