I hear you, but these excellent YouTube recommendations and Google App stories tuned so precisely to my interests wouldn't even be remotely as good unless I permitted myself to be data-surveilled. I can't tell you how much I've learned via these (whether informational or entertaining). (Note: I pay for YouTube, because it is an excellent service.)
As penance for this, I will cite Martin Fowler's excellent essay on why privacy is necessary for at least some: https://martinfowler.com/articles/bothersome-privacy.html