[ryeights]

This would amount to doing free labor to prop up a trillion dollar company’s subpar product. Then again, YouTube is only barely profitable as-is right? And getting people to switch to a more sustainable paid alternative is a non-starter. So maybe this is the future we deserve

[rchaud]

Nobody that would consider using such an index would be browsing YouTube without an ad blocker.

Free labour is how I was downloading YT videos to my unsupported Windows Phone device in 2011.

[Cpoll]

> free labor to prop up a trillion dollar company’s subpar product

This presumes you're doing the trillion dollar company a favor, but an independent index isn't likely to align with YT's engagement goals.