@bonifartius Truth is probably these below which I'm not sure how to resolve since ALL is fairly trust based (while yes some code being able to be checked):

- who actually checks the code I don't know! I guess we rely that 'someone' will or would have found out but you're right.

- we don't know them at all / most of us don't interact with software people enough to know for sure if they are decent, and well that classic thing of "too many to check"

- are add-ons any more different to above?

Overall the fact this software does the job, is classic "I don't mind" kind of vibes though I would mind if it was honeypotting BUT imagine that is the normal link anyway... and if they asked I'd even perhaps help them if they wanted my video list!

Also from seeing youtube audio inteview (Ghosty as representative) and other things I get the mutual feelings it comes from care / passion / rebellion and not deception... while I measure that in everything anyway (so worse case is they get my data rather than YouTube + less adverts to their 9999 partners)

I also 100% prefer using links so others that don't have get filtered from clicking... if I use add on then I'm still practically pushing direct links and also seen to support them! So using other links achieves 2 big full-proof / fool-proof things

Ok now to next video how to grow seeds since I have 10000's of them...

https://invidious.fdn.fr/search?q=cherry+seeds