If your search engine doesn't have ads that only means the adblocker has nothing to do except use some cpu cycles. Those cycles are mostly earned back when you

If your search engine doesn't have ads that only means the adblocker has nothing to do except use some cpu cycles. Those cycles are mostly earned back when you visit a link with ads (unless the search results are limited to ad free sites). So, it's still a net positive to have an ad-blocker.