Importing is your best bet.

Check out InnerTune on f-droid. You’ll find it’s even better than Newpipe for music.

If you want Brave without the crypto crap then spend a minute or two and turn it all off in settings. You’ll never see it again.

It’s a personal philosophy. There are pros and cons to having kids. I can understand why more people are leaning this way given that it is difficult to believe that things will improve in the future. I don’t think it’s a stupid philosophy but I don’t specifically identify with it.