I had trouble with Automatic1111 too. Don't know if I did something wrong or it was something with Fedora because Vlads fork installed without problem and I never looked back.

https://github.com/vladmandic/automatic

I'm a fan of Immich.

https://immich.app

https://github.com/immich-app/immich

https://rutracker.net

https://satclubbing.club/

Ultima Online for sure. Glad the time wasn't tracked...

There's always some resistence when breaking habits. I don't miss Google now, about a year after breaking free. You'll learn new ways to do what you need.

Yes it has. Had to log in with "my own" account a few times.

Not yet it seems.

The apps I need (bank and ID) work perfect, my device even passes safetynet. I get updates from Playstore via Aurora. Only thing I can't do is pay for apps.

LineageOS with microG for some apps that freak out without any comfort from Google...

These are private trackers but they are open for signups pretty regulary:

https://bitsexy.org/

https://www.happyfappy.org/

Kodi and Jellyfin are great alternatives to Plex. Look around a bit.

Real-debrid works great with rapidgator.

Edit: costs 3€ per month.