Don't feel guilty. If it works for you, that's all that matters. I've been a Premium customer for a few years now just because I think the provided services and lack of ads are worth it. Nothing wrong with paying for services you enjoy.

Ehh, I have it too and I don't mind paying. But, I'm still paying $7.99 a month since I was an early adopter of Google music, R.I.P....

To me it is the opposite.

I will never use a network device to browse the internet if it doesn't have a proper adblocker.

Don't feel guilthy though

I wouldn't feel guilty. A lot of the content creators make some really great stuff that takes a lot of their own time and resources, why shouldn't they get paid for that?

Here's a trick, don't let YT know: if you close the video as soon as an ad loads, there will be no ads when you open it again.

I don't think you should feel guilty if you use it. I'm at a point where i have more enjoyment in finding youtube adblock loopholes than using youtube itself. I don't have a console but i'd love to find a good adblock/sponsorblock that works on a ps 5