Google owns both the platform and the dominant browser engine

Then instead of using a browser dependent on Chromium, use a browser based on Firefox.

— that’s a stacked deck, and no one should treat this feature as a permanent solution if they’re already paying too much for streaming subscriptions they’d rather avoid.

There's solutions for avoiding paying too much for streaming subscriptions too.

DDG has a browser?

But YT always comes up with patches. It's a cat and mouse chase. Would be cool if they could publish these workarounds like the developer of nadeko or the freetube.