I cannot check on dark reader extension in Safari

Just paid 5$ for a function that should of been baked into the OS years ago because I finally got sick of getting blasted in the eyes by safari. Well, the simple process of checking ON the box for the extension does NOTHING. I hit my 1password extension and it turned off but now will also NOT check on. I have tried entering my password in preferences, system settings, looking in the extension tab and privacy&security tab. I have restarted my computer multiple times including in safe mode to no avail. I have tried deleting the keychain extension list; this also did not work. I can find no more troubleshooting info on the web and so my frustration only grows. I have had this mbp for about 7 years and never even need to create an account to post here so I am really at a loss and don't know what to do to fix it. Any help to resolve this ridiculous issue will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.