You do realize the United States government has been spying on every single thing you have sent electronically for over a decade, right? PRISM and the Patriot Act are a well known facts and those are not even themost extreme programs the government is running. That's not even getting into politics, that's just pure facts of what the government is doing and has been doing.
I'm well aware that the American federal government spies on its own citizens but Americans have more tools at their disposal to fight back compared to how things were 20 years ago. It's why you should take advantage of tools available to you to beat the glowies.
1. Use an alternative OS.
Linux is becoming more popular in recent years, especially with how gaming has gotten a lot better on Linux compared to how things were ten years ago. Windows and Mac sucks, go with Linux for your desktop and laptop (or OpenBSD if you're really crazy).
2. Phones are a way that governments use to track you.
If you want a real freedom phone then invest in a specific Android phone model and install a privacy-focused custom Android ROM on it. These days the Google Pixel is becoming more popular so get yourself a Pixel and install GrapheneOS on it.
4. Use privacy-focused services that don't sell your data to third-parties.
Protonmail and Tutanota are great email options and you should avoid services like Gmail. Use Firefox, Ungoogled Chromium, or Librewolf. Opt out from any data collecting when possible. Do what you can to send as little info about yourself to third-parties as much as possible.
4. Learn to shut the fuck up.
Having good OPSEC means keeping your lips sealed and don't reveal any more than you need to. Loose lips sink ships.
5. Become a Gray Man.
Don't stand out. Blend in with everyone else so that you become a ghost to the point where even the feds think you don't even exist. When everyone else dresses ghetto, you dress ghetto. When everyone else dresses rich, you dress rich. When everyone dresses casual, you dress casual. Become a chameleon. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
The Achilles heel of government surveillance is that governments take a while to adapt to new technologies and by the time they adapt to said new technology, another new technology comes around. So you can always be one step ahead of the glowies as long as you use open-source anything that respects your privacy and practice good OPSEC.