I happily pay for YouTube Premium, and I get more value out of it than literally any other subscription service I'm paying for.

YouTube is an endless goldmine of quality videos made by people who actually give a shit about the topic they're talking about, rather then people who are just trying to make "content" to monetize.

I also appreciate that at least some of my monthly payment goes to the people making the videos I'm watching.

I'm honestly surprised to hear such a cynical take on it.