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It's likely they don't have much of a choice as a business. The more people use ad blockers, the more ads they need to show to make up for the loss in revenue.
And the more ads they show, the more people install adblockers.
Paying for Premium is another option. I know it's an unpopular opinion, but to a creator a view from one Premium subscriber is worth much more that hundreds of views from ad-supported free tier subs. It's the next best option outside of direct payment (Patreon, GoFundMe, etc.)
If content from these creators is really important to you and you spend a lot of time on YouTube, maybe a monthly sub is actually worth it.
That’s good to know. I’m on a family plan with my girlfriend and her kids, so I haven’t seen ads in a long time.
I’m glad to hear this is beneficial to creators as well.