I absolutely hate advertising in all forms, and will aggressively block ads whenever I can. I pay for YouTube Premium, though I have no idea how much (if any)

I absolutely hate advertising in all forms, and will aggressively block ads whenever I can. I pay for YouTube Premium, though I have no idea how much (if any) of that goes toward creators. If a YouTube channel I enjoy has a Patreon, I'll subscribe. Advertising is psychological manipulation. I get that there aren't many ways for independent creators to get paid for their work, only a selection of sub-optimal choices, but ads are gross.