This is really important. I've got 700 GB (and growing) of archived YouTube videos. Started downloading them a few months ago because I had noticed older stuff

This is really important. I've got 700 GB (and growing) of archived YouTube videos. Started downloading them a few months ago because I had noticed older stuff disappearing. Who knows how many videos in my specific sub-interest (ASMR videos, for the curious) are already lost forever. I try not to think about that. I've got a representative sample archived and am working to keep up with the new stuff that gets posted. Anything added to the archive is picked up by Jellyfin for later perusal. From here I can create playlists, tweak metadata, etc... A video or two being taken down for creative reasons by the author is one thing. YouTube making executive decisions to delist videos or channels is entirely different. Google has had it too good for too long with YouTube being the de-facto video host of the Internet. Society at large is at fault for buying in so completely. I just want important examples of an interesting art form to stand the test of time. And if you want something done right...