More so than any other subscription service, I’ve never been more conflicted about one than YouTube Premium. YouTube ads are horrendous; between non-skippable ads, pre-roll ads, mid-roll ads, etc., ...

There are all kinds of digital subscriptions you can sign up for nowadays—for cloud storage and fitness plans and music streaming and audiobooks—and you simply cannot sign up for every single one.

My phone rang. The screen showed that Nancy, an old friend I've known for decades, was calling. I rarely get actual phone calls anymore, so I answered. "Make. It. Staaaaahp!!" Were the first two words ...