> Google can suck it. I won't pay or turn my ad-blocker off

I'm not sure what you want.. You want access to their service, they offer a premium.

You don't want to pay, at the same time you are not will to boycott them for moral reasons, so you instead you attempt to circumvent it by using ad blockers..

It's because they have killed all the alternatives. So you have no choice.

Though personally I watch very little YouTube. I have no patience for long vids and even if you pay for premium it's unwatchable without sponsorblock. If i need to start blocking I might as well go the whole way.

And no I don't feel bad for Google. This is not some old shop owner trying to make ends meet. It's an evil mega corporation trying to control and monitor our every impulse and enriching their already wealthy shareholders. Nobody will eat a spud less over this.