





NewPipe excels at this task.
In most cases, not all that much. YouTube is mainly useful for getting views and building an audience. It’s a combination of revenue sources like sponsors, merchandise, donations, etc., that really make it worthwhile for creators.
The studies about intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation suggest otherwise, and that monetary rewards can even have a negative impact on productivity and creativity. Ultimately, we want a society of intrinsically motivated people doing their best, most inspired work, not a society following financial incentives.
I often fall asleep watching Columbo on Jellyfin. It’s a nice, calming, make-believe world where elite douchebags get their just deserts.
I assume at this point, the world sees us as the 3rd picture.

This movie gets horrible reviews, but I always found it hilarious.


I run k3s and use Argo CD at work, but it always seemed overkill for my home server. I also would want to use self-hosted Forgejo instead of an external service, but I don’t care to spend time on a setup that bootstraps Forgejo, PostgreSQL and Argo CD, then has all of the above managed by Argo CD.
At least there would be more eye witnesses to help debunk Joan Rivers’ conspiracy theory.


Looks good, and love the idea of it, but YouTube download clients don’t work worth a damn on a VPN any longer in my experience.


I learn best by reading anyway, so lectures were always a waste of my time.