The Shining. I’ve seen so many parodies and homages before seeing the original, that I just kept laughing and couldn’t get into the horror part of it whatsoever.

For the longest time I use:

• for blocking ads: uBlock Origin, Disconnect, Privacy Badger, Ghostery
• for search: DuckDuckGo
• mobile ads blocking: AdGuard

I donate or buy merch from creators directly. Many of them voiced that majority of the revenue doesn’t come from ads, but from sponsorships and direct donations/purchases.

Have you tried Mlem or Memmy? They’re in early development on TestFlight, but already pretty capable! I’m currently testing both of them, devs are pretty active.