YouTube Premium is the best $10 I spend per month. Nowhere else can I consistently find the sort of niche content that interests me.
I prefer newpipe for $0/mo

nowhere near comparable experience if you want to seamlessly use your YT account across a TV + phone + computer

i'd rather pay the $10 than pay with my time by being an ad-block whack-a-mole diagnostician

It's not comparable, it's superior! The youtube app stinks! And I don't care about "seamlessly" using it across my devices.