Maybe see if you can find a kit to to handle all that much-ness? It *is* a lot, so no shame in not having done it.
Let me tell you though, blocking all the ads in my weather app alone probably makes it worthwhile!
(plus, of course, All the Websites and Telemetry)
https://thepihut.com/products/official-pi-hole-raspberry-pi-4-kit (note: UK plug so you'd need to sort that out)