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I was paying $90 a month for cable TV (which is full of ads) and found myself spending more time watching videos on YouTube.
So I cancelled the $90 cable and paid the $12 for YouTube to get rid of its ads. Without the annoyance of ads, I started spending even more time on YouTube.
I can still sometimes find live news or clips from earlier cable programming and other stuff on YouTube, so I'm not totally cut off from what I watched on cable.
It's pricy, but can be worth it.
You know... There are adblockers...
Fam, just use an adblocker. It's free.
On desktop: Use any adblocker. They all will work.
On mobile: Use YouTube ReVanced if you have Android. I think there are some iOS adblocking apps, but they are harder to install.
On a smart TV or anything like an Amazon Firestick, the newer Google Chromecast, etc: Use SmartTube