Came to say the same.
I am a YouTube creator. I make my living doing it. I honestly don’t care if someone uses an ad blocker and all the other YouTubers I know would say the same.
YouTube ad revenue is paltry. It’s fractions of fractions of a penny per view. The serious creators make their money from other means (sponsorships, Patreon, and merch being the big three). I have a good sized channel (see above re:living) and I don’t think YT ads even pay my internet bill.
So go ahead and block those ads. YouTube is trying to martyr us to justify their actions, that’s all.
