I pay for YouTube Premium, it is the single best streaming subscription could I pay for (in general, dollar for dollar, etc) and it's not even a close call. As

I pay for YouTube Premium, it is the single best streaming subscription could I pay for (in general, dollar for dollar, etc) and it's not even a close call. As someone who watches a lot of recurring creator content & a few dozen household / automotive DIY videos per week on mobile + desktop + set top box I cannot see myself reentering an ad-supported YouTube or playing the ad blocker game. However, YouTube content goes through waves, at the moment burnt-in ads are pretty significant in longer form content and fairly annoying to skip through. This might get way worse and it's not the fault of pirates, YouTube policy or as simple as content creator greed (unless they are shilling a scam I suppose). I predict in the coming years we'll start to see some creators making noise about Premium's payouts changing or being unfair, not unlike the ongoing conversation about Spotify and other music services.