I agree with the sentiment (and have several TB of archived Youtube videos) but I can't help but think "Keep this on the down-low!". I feel the same way every time someone mentions Youtube RSS feeds (which drive my archiving rig). Keep quiet or they'll take them away!

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djeastm 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

>Keep quiet or they'll take them away!

But you just mentioned the RSS thing ... Doctor, heal thyself!

	▲	HelloUsername an hour ago \| parent [-]
		> the RSS thing Ssshh, you just did it again!

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CrimVulgar an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

TBF when I wrote the post I wasn't planning for it to reach any kind of sizeable audience. That said, I feel like yt-dlp is mainstream enough that talking about ways to make it suit your needs probably won't ruin everything?

Tough balance, and not one where I have any real confidence in my own answer.