Gabe Newell said it best

"Piracy is almost always a service problem & not a pricing issue"

Though today, It's definitely a pricing issue with streaming companies getting super greedy

I still use Ublock Origin

With google implementing MV3, Alot of useful extensions that rely on MV2 will no longer work

I use brave browser simply for the extensions I use personally

I only paid $30 for a lifetime licence & feel it's already worth it for the overall experience