YouTube is far from ruined. There’s a ton of educational and information channels making high quality content. These are some of my favorites:

• Throttle House (car reviews)
• Savagegeese (car reviews)
• Adam Ragusea (home chef)
• Coffeezilla (independent journalist)
• Dave2D (technology reviews)
• Donut (car news, humor)
• Food Wishes (pro chef)
• Johnny Harris (independent journalist)
• Louis Rossmann (tech repair and tech politics)
• Skill Up (video game reviews)
• SmarterEveryDay (science)
• Veritasium

Are these channels perfect? No. Nothing is perfect. But these channels easily justify paying for YouTube premium.