Another option is to use streamlink to capture the stream when it first airs.
It doesn’t help with downloading VODs but you can run it on a schedule with task scheduler in windows or cron on Linux. I do that currently and come home from work on Friday to two captured streams.
I’m hopeful Lemmy can avoid the hate/outrage/fear cycle. At the moment it feels very peaceful.
I often wondered if a need to sell advertising space and user data led to reddit pushing content that catered to anger, outrage and fear, as it drives engagement.