Because in the end, I’m not against paying for a service that, albeit small, does somehow sustain the actual creators of the content. That was before it all enshittified ofc.

Same reason why I usually pay games on steam or gog. Paying for goods is the “right” thing to do, so if the annoyance is low and I can, I prefer to pay.

With media though, the annoyance went through the roof again a long time ago.