[cynicalsecurity]

It's not about tech, it's about human psychology, monetisation and business planning.

A YouTube user with an AdBlock is highly unlikely to click on any ads making them pretty much useless. So why keep bothering them?

[paulryanrogers]

They are likely affluent enough to afford Premium

[ghusto]

Sure, but I still won't be paying. There's nothing so important in YouTube that I'd ever even consider paying, I'd drop it like a hot turd if I couldn't block ads.