Comment by zamadatix

People also don't like to hear to "like & subscribe" but it's just what YouTube incentivizes. At the end of the day these decisions and incentives are formed around what makes viewers do the most total viewing on the platform, which (perhaps unintuitively) is not the same as making the viewing experience ideal.

For the individual, consider the extension SponsorBlock. Despite the name, it can be hsed to block more than sponsored segments (and blocking sponsored segments is a configurable option if you like them for some reason. There are several "filler" categories you can choose from and it'll auto skip the exact e.g. intro length rather than needing to guess 100% of the time