points by EvanAnderson 2 days ago | 0 comments
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!
[–] CrimVulgar 2 days ago
[–] dannyfritz07 2 days ago
When YouTube removes the RSS/Atom feed I'm going to cry.
[–] EvanAnderson 2 days ago
I'm angling on having enough "timeless" stuff banked-up that when they do go away I can just watch what I have cached. The kind of stuff that I like to watch (basically amateur "maker" stuff) is such that it'll still be interesting in 5, 10, 20 years.
I have avoided any kind of "community" or participatory-type Youtube engagements specifically because I expect it all to get walled-off at some point.
[–] OroPla 2 days ago
When YouTube removes RSS I am going to stop using YouTube regularly.
[–] djeastm 2 days ago
>Keep quiet or they'll take them away!
But you just mentioned the RSS thing ... Doctor, heal thyself!
[–] HelloUsername 2 days ago
> the RSS thing
Ssshh, you just did it again!
[–] dingdongditchme 2 days ago
and now you are secretly mentioning ssh connections which give me access to all these wonderful machines worldwide...
[–] entropie 2 days ago
> which drive my archiving rig
and yt-dlp I guess?
[–] EvanAnderson 2 days ago
Yep. W/o yt-dlp the whole thing is pretty meaningless.
I guess the RSS side does provide some value standalone. I used to as read/unread pointers before I started actively archiving, so there was value in that. Beyond posting a couple of private videos for sharing purposes I've never actually used a Youtube account for any of the community engagement stuff (like / subscribe / bleeeeech). My feed reader served the "subscribe" function fine (which is why I assume Google would love to kill the RSS feeds).
Tough balance, and not one where I have any real confidence in my own answer.