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Re:Yt-dlp: Upcoming new requirements for YouTube downloads by gjsman-1000 on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @10:37AM (#45361063)
For anyone here who runs a startup, I propose two lifestyle benefits you should add:

1. Unlimited YouTube Premium

2. Unlimited drink reimbursement (coffee, tea, smoothies, whatever)

The psychological sense of loss from those two things would be larger than any 5% raise.

Re:Yt-dlp: Upcoming new requirements for YouTube downloads by whatshisface on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @10:39AM (#45361095)
I personally wouldn't want to hire a startup employee who couldn't figure out how to install a browser extension. ;-)
Re:Yt-dlp: Upcoming new requirements for YouTube downloads by nharada on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @11:12AM (#45361504)
Roku tho
Re:Yt-dlp: Upcoming new requirements for YouTube downloads by gjsman-1000 on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @10:40AM (#45361102)
You're assuming startups are all tech. At my job, tech is not even 1/3 of employees.
Re:Yt-dlp: Upcoming new requirements for YouTube downloads by dotancohen on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @01:26PM (#45363395)
Browser extensions are not meant for the technical crowd, they're meant to be installed by all users of the browser. If someone is not bright enough to figure out how to install a browser extension, or change a lightbulb, or refill the ice tray, tech worker or not I don't need them in my startup.
Re:Yt-dlp: Upcoming new requirements for YouTube downloads by posterguy on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @12:03PM (#45362253)
ah yes, let me just install a browser extension on the kids ipad
Re:Yt-dlp: Upcoming new requirements for YouTube downloads by whatshisface on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @12:23PM (#45362571)
FYI for next time you're buying, you can install Firefox on Android, although this is perhaps threatened by Google's planned changes to user's ability to install software.
Re:Yt-dlp: Upcoming new requirements for YouTube downloads by godelski on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @01:26PM (#45363386)
Here, this will help with that

https://kagi.com/orion/

Re:Yt-dlp: Upcoming new requirements for YouTube downloads by gonzalohm on Thursday September 25, 2025 @08:03AM (#45371841)
Only works in iOS
Re:Yt-dlp: Upcoming new requirements for YouTube downloads by socksy on Thursday September 25, 2025 @09:57AM (#45372689)
But you don't need it for Android... Can happily install uBlock Origin on bog standard Firefox there.
Re:Yt-dlp: Upcoming new requirements for YouTube downloads by godelski on Thursday September 25, 2025 @04:10PM (#45378303)
I think you need to read the comment I was responding to a bit more carefully. (Hint, they would not have made that comment had their kid had an Android tablet)
Re:Yt-dlp: Upcoming new requirements for YouTube downloads by edoceo on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @10:41AM (#45361128)
I don't like that math, rather have the 5% than $8k in perks.
Re:Yt-dlp: Upcoming new requirements for YouTube downloads by gjsman-1000 on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @10:42AM (#45361134)
The pitch is for the employer: This would likely be both cheaper and simultaneously stickier.