I checked it now and it works fine if I don’t use VPN. but regular youtube also work fine without VPN.

If I switch to VPN both yt-dlp and normal youtube give same error “please login to prove you are not a bot” which is the problem OP is originally trying to find work around for

Does it still work for you? for me it stopped working a while back

Video ownloader it works but not very convenient

https://app.ytdown.to/en23/

You need to define what the word alive means first.

If you cut a roach’s head, it stays sort of alive in that the body responds when trying to touch it or expose it to harm but it won’t do anything if left alone. just standing still until eventual death.

A decapitated roach might still be able to “feel” pain but in my personal opinion - I am no expert in the matter - it doesn’t feel stress, trauma or have bad memory of the incident. Just pain and an appropriate reflex to it.

I might spend time explaining to flat earthers why earth is not flat because it is important to know especially if you work in large construction projects and other jobs that require taking into account earth’s curvature.

Proving moon landing on the other hand is totally pointless. It makes no difference to you or the person you’re arguing with if the landing was real or staged so I’d second avoiding this kind of discussions.

Unless your friend is a scientist studying the moon rocks or a US astronaut that is