Most of the stuff on pornhub, xhamster, etc is just clips to upsell paysite content, low/moderate quality content, and sometimes stuff nicked from paysites that eventually get taken down for copyright. You get better quality porn if you pay but if you're happy enough to watch anything that titilates you, then yes paying is a waste of time.
It's usually easy enough to find the full length version of the short previews you see on Pornhub, xhamster etc if you just Google the names of the pornstars in the scene. 90% of the time you'll be able to find the full scene in 720p or 1080p after a few minutes looking. That's kind of what I use Pornhub, like a preview site, and then if there's a scene that peaks my interest I'll go and seek out the full version.
Haven't paid money for porn in a very long time, and like Oaktree I have no idea why anybody would. Would rather save that money to put towards having real sex with a prossie.
What I have never understood is, why do people pay extortionate rates for dating sites when their business model is to make it difficult for you to find someone so that you stay a member.
They're taking advantage of gullible and not very smart/informed people. There's a lot of desperate guys out there that want a girlfriend very badly and who don't have the confidence or experience to get one, so they resort to dating websites such as that and are easy scamming targets.