Look, there's people who host videos that we must watch at any cost. But not really any cost, because we don't feel we should pay, or watch ads... or anything, really. But we deserve to watch these videos. It's our right. We're entitled damn it!
So we're going to barge into this place and watch videos while blocking ads. We're going to use tools to watch through the windows. We're going to smuggle content out of the building.
Because we need these videos. We'll modify our browsers, install new apps, change our habits, fight pointless fights, get accounts terminated...
But we're not going to pay a dime. It's not like Youtube means anything to us. Gross! We'd just leave if there was no choice. We'd just go to... somewhere else. These guys don't have a hold on us.
- Devil's advocate: if you do things the legit way, absorb the ads or go for the pay tiers, do you think there's ever a point the advertisers and platforms say "this is the right amount of ads." ? Seems like it's an infinite process of cramming in more garbage. Personally I'm happy to engage in the arms race because it's not bothersome to me personally, and I'm fine with some "theft" as long as I'm paying back into the creators by whatever their preferred support structure is.
  
  I started using adblockers when I got tired of scraping my PC clean of malware every week, but kept YouTube whitelisted. The third time they tried to show me a 27 minute ad I gave up and blocked them too.
- 100%
  People love to discuss these fantasy realms where ad-free decentralized content forms some kind of Utopia that we all enjoy.
  I'm a former content creator with millions and millions of hours of (e watched hours of) video. I have answered hundreds of comments from people who would like to suggest that my mic is better, or I use a better video camera, better lighting...
  When I say hey I'd love to, can you donate a dollar so I can buy them... Crickets.
  I can honestly say I never made a fucking sent on YouTube and it's the users that are to blame. They view it as this free thing that they should be entitled. Contribute nothing willingly.
  There is a huge difference between the ethical stance people portray in their online comments, and people's in real life behavior.
- Ive been around for a lot longer than them offering to let you pay for better service. Adblocking for quite a while was literally a malware concern
  Then I paid a bit extra with my phone service to get the premium, which at the cost it was felt like proper value. Then Google took that perk away while charging me the same amount, demanding their price hiked Premium cost to keep using their service, or I could go back to ad blocking
  Google did this to themselves, homie

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