The sad thing for me about Youtube and monetization is that Youtube has no right to monetize most Youtube videos (big-budget or non-profit) that interest me.

The content that Youtube does have a right to monetize (all the garbage that starts 'hey guys' and ends 'remember to like and subscribe') I consider worthless.

  I'm willing to relinquish a little bit of personal data for that.

I probably would, too, though reluctantly :(

Agreed, but years could pass before the public discovers who (among the developers of the competing browser extensions) shares what.