> I was quite happy to pay a monthly fee to watch stuff ad-free. Now since that is quickly not becoming an option, I may have to pull my wooden leg and eye patch out of storage.

I don't know what you're talking about. I don't deal with ads on Amazon, Netflix, Disney+, or YouTube.

The thing is, there is significantly more content that I want to watch than I have time to watch. So, if something requires ads, or another subscription, I just watch something else.

I totally understand going back to piracy.