[yuck39]

Or the ~100% of users who wouldn't understand anything you just wrote will shell out for a premium subscription.

[Retric]

There’s going to be a split between premium and not watching YouTube. I’m not paying something like 2,000$ to per hour of advertising cut from my life.

I might click on a video I find elsewhere, but I’ve basically given up on using the YouTube interface for finding videos.

[consp]

> but I’ve basically given up on using the YouTube interface for finding videos

Not just you, youtube has as well.

[lxgr]

Users don't need to understand an ad blocker to use it either, do they?

That said, the predictable next step would just be for Google to turn on DRM on Youtube videos.

[out-of-ideas]

if this (ad injection) goes in and becomes a standard - could they argue it is their form of drm and try to take down sponsorblock with dmca crap?