Technology

I would gladly pay for it. BUT

• it is owned by google
• monopoly (i am waiting when will they announce a new tier of subscription with limited ads, and increase the price of the current model)
• i wouldnt pay for extra features, i would only pay for not making my experience worse, and this is probably the biggest reason for me.

reading through your comment history you keep repeating bullshit about ads

Do you consider your online data to be worthless? Because google doesn't. You pay the moment you click on a video, and even more by making an account and generating watch history.

Why does that data collection not go away if i decide to pay with cash?

Why did they remove the cheaper ad-free only subscription tier?

Why do they still serve various ads when you are a premium subscriber?

The answer to all of this is that they are a greedy corporation, they must do those things. You may call it soothsaying or whatever to those of us wondering "what comes next" after this battle. But it is shown many times by all large corporations that they will keep fighting to make line go up for eternity. Regardless of if that is in your best interest. It is silly to see users defend them despite that.

Why the fuck would I pay for YouTube when I could just steal it?