> If I still need to use my adblocker why bother to sign up?

Personally I don’t disable my ad blocker, ever. Regardless of whether I subscribe or not, or whether the website is ad free with a subscription. I give them (a bit of) money because I support them, not to avoid ads. The ad infestation is a battle we lost a while ago, now we can only make do.

> I have the same thing with YouTube.

Same, except that I am not giving (willingly) a cent to Google, ever. They mine me enough already.