I use two Chrome plugins to eliminate all time-using Youtube ads:
uBlock Origin
SponsorBlock for YouTube. This uses crowdsourced info to skip advertising within videos as well as into/outro/subscription begging, etc. I don't think I've head a single "click subscribe and ring the bell icon" since I installed it. All that crap's a distant memory.
I think there are still overlay banner ads but they can be ignored more easily.
uBlock Origin
SponsorBlock for YouTube. This uses crowdsourced info to skip advertising within videos as well as into/outro/subscription begging, etc. I don't think I've head a single "click subscribe and ring the bell icon" since I installed it. All that crap's a distant memory.
I think there are still overlay banner ads but they can be ignored more easily.