They keep trying. The adblockers keep winning. I've had my fair share of videos sometimes not loading, or regularly needing to update apps to keep up with Google's latest bullshit, but the minor glitches and headaches are worth it for all the time I don't spend staring at a greyed out skip button.

Wait, YouTube's idea of punishing ad-block is removing the most toxic, worthless part of the site?

Nobody tell them. Not one fucking word. We might even get them to remove Shorts, too, if we pretend this is a bad thing.

Why would I ever want to see youtube comments? Literally zero impact for me.

Oh, no! Not the comments, those are always so smart and insightful.

Are they really threatening us with a good time? No YouTube comments is a benefit, not a punishment

If I want to see the comment section I use official app, and just pause the ad.

Hiding comment section? Oh no! What will I do?

Unless I'm missing a "freeze pane" option somewhere, scrolling down to read comments prevents me from actually watching the video.

I mean, I intentionally block the comment section, but sure,

by hiding comments

So using adblockers is even better than I realized?

I know they are trying but so far it seems the ad-blockers are winning because I've not noticed any interruptions or problems with comments so far.