You can get ad free Youtube with Firefox plus ublock origin for free. There are also countless YouTube Downloader programs out there. You don’t need to pay for it at all to get the features that YouTube premium offers.
Paying to support content creators is the only reason to consider YouTube premium unless you are very tech illiterate, I guess.
benwubbleyou@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I get where you’re coming from, however I find it is personally easier and it is within my financial means to pay for premium instead. I am aware not everyone can but I am glad I can do that. I also support some creators through Patreon for their YouTube content as well. Currently, I am almost completely ad free with the content I consume and sometimes that means I pay money and other times I use an ad blocker. I should also note that I watch the majority of YouTube on my iPhone or on a PS4 and while there are alternatives on the App Stores I prefer the native YouTube apps.