And they don't have to serve you content.

They don't have to, but they do. Let them stop, because I won't.

The upside if they stop is, they’ll stop for our entire class of people. The reason we watch Youtube is that our entire generation watches it instead of doing something else.

If an entire class of people were drawn to something else, such as watching Nebula or going to coffee shops, both would be more interesting than they are now.

Exactly this. Why do so many people feel entitled to free stuff at the operator's expense? It boggles the mind.

Why do so many people feel entitled to tell me how to use my computer? If they choose not to serve their webpages to me, that's fine. To be realistic, I probably won't even notice their attempt because my adblocker will already have updated to bypass their silly attempt.

But yes, it is their right to try. Just as it is my right to install & use an adblocker.

I'm sure there are some people out there who feel such entitlement. I haven't seen anyone claiming such entitlement here though.

Personally, I agree with the 'my device, my rules' comment. If YouTube want to (try to) block me, they can go ahead. They're under no obligation to serve me video content even if I didn't block ads, so it makes little difference.

YouTube is a vertically integrated monopolist in the video space. There is no where else I can go to consume the majority of content they host.

Why would any regular person empathize with the criminals in the commission of their crimes?

That is fine. They don't have to. I'll just go somewhere else.