Sure - but YouTube has been around so long that most users started using YouTube many years ago for free and without being absolutely pummeled by ads - being fo

Sure - but YouTube has been around so long that most users started using YouTube many years ago for free and without being absolutely pummeled by ads - being forced to watch 5 ads for a 6 minute video kind of pummeled. I personally don't find enough value in YouTube content to warrant yet another $15+/month subscription, so I don't mind watching a few ads - even though those ads often have no relevance to my needs. However, the level of ad intrusion on the free tier doesn't make me want to pay for YouTube. Rather, I just don't want to use the service at all anymore.