anyone using youtube premium?

[gadget42]

reference:
https://www.youtube.com/premium/annual

doing some research after reading this very interesting commentary:
https://www.adotat.com/2025/01/streamings-big-lie-the-future-of-tv-is-already-broke/

which i found by being directed to this one first...go figure...ha!
https://www.adotat.com/2024/09/googles-monopoly-game-all-the-pieces-all-the-power/

[gadget42]

after reading and thinking about these:
https://research.exoticsilicon.com/articles/pinephone_202102
https://research.exoticsilicon.com/series/pinephone_openbsd

stumbled into:
https://www.howtogeek.com/things-you-can-do-with-your-samsung-galaxy-phones-usb-port/

which led to:
https://www.howtogeek.com/i-am-ready-to-say-goodbye-to-streaming/
and:
https://www.howtogeek.com/the-free-streaming-service-that-youre-missing-out-on/