Those sites all have ridiculously low bitrates; way lower than I can personally tolerate. I’ve switched to torrenting everything at MUCH higher quality. Takes some effort to get good torrents and sometimes seeds are an issue but the end result is worth it. Thinking of getting a seedbox while I’m at it too.
What if you buy a used Pixel? Google was already getting that money, but you haven’t paid them…or would that just be a cop out?