@thelinuxEXP this is a really good video on the state of things! I’m definitely sharing it around. I know plenty of people who don’t understand ads pay for things on the “free” internet.
I really don’t mind paying for things in a subscription model for the stuff I rely on. Though I’ve come to find that some content creators want to charge A$10+ a month for their content, which I get but I can’t afford to do that for all my creators I follow the currently do it. It is hard to want to support people but also have (most) everyone asking for $10 or more a month.