So CoinBase is bad, Binance is spamming their stuff, X exchange has high fees.. How do you even pick an Exchange to buy your Crypto?

As per title.

We saw Coinbase acting shoddy by holding up a fellow member’s ALGO in custody, Binance has been sending out worthless marketing emails like crazy these days (personal experience), CDC seem to have higher fees.

Do you all have a template on how to choose an exchange?

I have not created accounts in FTX, Kraken etc. Are they worth it?

I’m a beginner and would prefer to keep my exchange exposure to minimum and looking at transferring my Cryptos to a hardware wallet/Exodus. Any recommendations there?