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They work great on desktop browsers, maybe yours isn't configured right?
And on Android there are alternatives...
I watch a lot of YouTube though (mostly science channels) so I will probably be forced to start paying. I don't like it.
Use VPN, switch country to turkey, pay 20 bucks for a year of youtube premium. It sucks, but 20 bucks is more affordable than the 10 per month they are asking.
I'm lazy, I use NewPipe and Firefox for Android (with uBlock), and I just don't see ads. Arrg!
I do try to buy stuff from creators I care about though so they keep going, but I will not use YouTube directly as long as they track everything I do.