I'm giving them money to view fewer ads. Isn't this an inherently "anti-ad" consumer standpoint? I am telling YT/Google that I as a consumer am willing to pay money to not see ads.
Am I not telling them with my wallet to develop other ad-free solutions that I will pay them and the content creators money for?
> They pay the creators per impression even if you block the ads. Blocking ads harms Google, not the content producers.
Blocking ads and refusing to pay any money into the YT ecosystem decreases the revenue per viewer which will eventually reduce the amount of money YT pays to creators and/or increase the price they charge to YT premium subscribers.
Am I not telling them with my wallet to develop other ad-free solutions that I will pay them and the content creators money for?
> They pay the creators per impression even if you block the ads. Blocking ads harms Google, not the content producers.
Blocking ads and refusing to pay any money into the YT ecosystem decreases the revenue per viewer which will eventually reduce the amount of money YT pays to creators and/or increase the price they charge to YT premium subscribers.