I have no problem paying for things. I like paying for things. Well, I like paying for value to be delivered. I don't like paying for "stop messing with me."

I have no problem paying for things. I like paying for things. Well, I like paying for value to be delivered. I don't like paying for "stop messing with me." The path from gratis to paid to paid-at-a-higher-tier should be "yeah, I like this, I want more of it, and I'm willing to pay for it". YouTube would have to have a lot fewer dark patterns for me to say "yeah, I want more of this".