I think it's only a matter of time before youtube starts injecting ads directly into the video stream, and only allow streaming it at the actual playback speed.
They might even put the ads in different places for different users to throw off things like Sponsorblock.
You should try just paying the $8. Its honestly a great value for all the entertainment you get.
It is literally better in every way and helps support the content creators whose work you enjoy. As a bonus it includes YouTube music.
I guess taking those creators work without paying using adblock is one way to live, but that doesnt give you the moral high ground you think it does and your entitled attitude is kind of nasty. Do you really feel like YouTube and all of those creators owe you free shit? Just don't use it if you hate commercials that much and can't afford 8 lousy bucks.
No I don't work there. I'm just a fan who thinks the excuses people make to steal are gross.
At least you're bargaining instead of demanding, I respect that.
I would have to jump through all kinds of hoops to do that, like creating an account, staying logged in, and on top of that I would still need to have my adblocker to fix their website trying to shove "trending" videos down my throat. The real recommendations based off viewing history work great with a disposable anonymous cookie.
Simply put, paying doesn't provide enough value over doing it the free way. This is YouTube's problem, not mine. I don't pirate games, simply because buying them from steam or gog is a much nicer user experience than pirating the games. But dealing with google and getting so little in return, still needing to use extensions to fix their crap website anyway? Nah, I don't care about their business model.
They might even put the ads in different places for different users to throw off things like Sponsorblock.