This is true and still applies in the case where you pay for YouTube Premium. Even if you use YouTube Premium you are also helping pay the content creators [1]
> # How YouTube Premium supports creators.
> Creators are the heart and soul of YouTube. To make sure they're compensated for their work, we share ad revenue with them when you watch ads on YouTube. If you're a YouTube Premium member, you won't see ads, so we share your monthly membership fee with creators. Best of all, the more videos you watch from your favorite creators, the more money they make.
So, to reply to the gp you technically aren’t just paying “evil” and “greedy” big corps, but your also helping all the YouTubers.
> # How YouTube Premium supports creators.
> Creators are the heart and soul of YouTube. To make sure they're compensated for their work, we share ad revenue with them when you watch ads on YouTube. If you're a YouTube Premium member, you won't see ads, so we share your monthly membership fee with creators. Best of all, the more videos you watch from your favorite creators, the more money they make.
So, to reply to the gp you technically aren’t just paying “evil” and “greedy” big corps, but your also helping all the YouTubers.
[1]: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7060016?hl=en