I recently took the radical step of buying a youtube family subscription. I was ad-blocking anyway, but if we only consume free things, then we should expect to

I recently took the radical step of buying a youtube family subscription. I was ad-blocking anyway, but if we only consume free things, then we should expect to be exploited in some way by the websites we consume. The family subscription is $18/month, and I am also spending about $30/month on patreon support. I'm hoping as a paying customer the company/providers will take my needs more seriously than the people who they have to milk for attention. It very likely won't make a bit of difference unless enough people do the same, and I have little hope of that happening. Most people would rather complain about free stuff than pay for anything.