dba_afish said:
YouTube ads have gotten so bad over the past like 3 years. I'm just getting a lot less stuff that anyone would ever actually consider buying.
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ads for TikTok are so bad, dude, every one is the least enticing footage imaginable: no sound footage of a river, most ear scraping ASMR ever, a dog walking around a room, etc.. there's no way the stuff is vetted.

I haven't watched a YouTube ad in years xP. Ublock Origin or Brave browser on desktop, YouTube Revanced on my phone, Smart Tube on my Firestick. The Revanced apps (there are many, ie Reddit, Spotify, Facebook Revanced, etc) do not only block annoying shit like ads, but they can add some other features/patches as well, if you have an Android they are definitely worth checking out.