Write to your state and federal representatives, plant a veggie garden, self-host what you can, offer whatever self-hosting services you can to family members, discourage those you can influence from using as many of the 'big' service providers, create a personal VPN, block ads, opt out, write about your experiences doing all of these things to help and encourage others to do the same.
And also realize it's not as bad as all of that... yet.
Also, there's likely an election coming up soon, so writing to your government representatives should be a priority. I've never done it before, but it's high on my list now.
I just wish we could get people as riled up about privacy as they do about Sudanese gangs or Mens Rights marches or whatever people are demonstrating about at Fed Square on a Saturday arvo.
I've even seen people marching through Chinatown here in Melbourne protesting people eating cats and dogs, which doesn't even happen in Australia (although well intentioned, I thought it was a bit racist). I see people with banners and marches protesting basically everything except privacy.
I do do nearly all of those things quite actively (and beyond), and have been doing so since day 1. I'm just starting to really get that feeling that it's not going to do shit. Doesn't mean I'm giving up, but it's certainly getting harder and harder to stay motivated.
And also realize it's not as bad as all of that... yet.
Also, there's likely an election coming up soon, so writing to your government representatives should be a priority. I've never done it before, but it's high on my list now.