[Krisando]

> Turn off telemetry. Set search to DDG. Set "Do Not Track" always on. Get rid of the Mozilla start page. Disable any suggestions for Top Sites or other junk like "Snippets".

I just login to my Mozilla account, and move buttons on the UI around (for some reason that's the one thing that isn't synced).

> Why is this so complicated and expensive?

In the older days, people were willing to give up more for their faiths, their drives. You could make this choice and essentially live a life of service if you wanted.

> What has the Internet become?

It's still an open network and there is nothing stopping you really from doing your own thing on it.