I think it’s worth it too. People are just weird about paying for a product that supports individuals creative ambitions just because a company takes a cut. Admittedly better content than streaming services most the time anyway.

You could use an ad blocker and give even more to the creators you like via Patreon (or ideally better means).

I typically put children’s music on YouTube when driving with my kid. Not having to shuffle with the phone to skip ads while in the car is a life saver.

You’re going to make me cry remembering my days with gpm. Hands down the best music platform that was.

Free (legal) movies. Most are stuff I don’t want to see anyway, but every once in a while a diamond in the rough pops up

Edit: Like someone else mentioned, YT is my primary entertainment source for a few reasons, so I’ve definitely gotten my money’s worth. I wouldn’t recommend everyone get it, but I’m happy with my decision

Lol giving away money at all, especially to large monopolistic corporations like Google. They don’t need my money, they already have plenty