Comment by qaziquza

1 year ago

The point being: archive with yt-dlp while we still can.

Yes, assume every video you watch and like is going to get deleted in a week or month or year, or whatever. We don't know the timeline but it's really not a question of "if", just when.

  • It's surprising how much gets removed often by creators or youtube.

    • That too! If I go to my old "Favorites" playlists (or whatever they're called), something like 3/4 of the content is gone! Sad stuff.

  • Not just videos. If you find something useful or enjoyable and want to ensure future access you need your own copy.

  • The vast majority of content is essentially ephemeral. I don’t tend to go back and rewatch random videos from years ago.