Fun fact: I'm very OK with tax evasion. I promote it, in fact. 😎 So, if what you are saying is true, then the only means of creating a sustainable video service is through the means of invasive data harvesting. I'd say let it burn, then.

You shouldn't. Tax evasion is illegal. Tax avoidance, on the other hand, is legal and what everyone should be doing. I merely said YT makes money. not sure how that gets construed as requiring data harvesting to do so. I'm sure it helps, but their ad revenue will be massive for a start.