[wanderingmind]

People can pay the content creators through Patron or other platforms without having Google watching and tracking every online action. Google is pushing tag manager and other options because of ad revenue. Killing ads at every possible opportunity is a noble act and moral responsibility of every tech sophisticated user.

[toastal]

What piece of the pie does Patreon take and why do we want to pay their slice?

[unfamiliar]

Then they can watch the content through Patreon too, no need for YouTube at all.

[Crash0v3rid3]

Not every creator has a Patreon or other forms to receive payment.