I know this, you know this, and OP has for damned sure just realised this, as has anyone else who's read this post.
What the purpose of your comment? It's not helpful.
What the purpose of your comment? It's not helpful.
If that weren’t the case, I agree with you, it’s a good message to spread.
Run this:
youtube-dl https://youtube.com/c/MyChannel
and have a snack while it finishes. You'll thank yourself later.
I think it's important to mention that such trust is misplaced and risky, ALWAYS make backups. Sure it's generally common sense for many, but the OPs story is a nice example.
I don't think that that's particularly true of HN readership though.
If GP's comment was on a more mainstream forum e.g. Reddit, then I would agree with you, but as it stands it feels a bit gratuitous.