You have to have an educated populace in order to comprehend how the government works. The systematic dismantling of education since at least the eighties has left people ill equiped to deal with the world.
Just do that once in a while. You don't need to subject yourself to ads every time you watch YouTube. I would say, once a week do a watch session without an ad blocker if you want to be in the loop.
Good luck getting that tariff money to pay for local roads and schools.