I love the answer in the FAQ: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14404#issuecomment-3330980464

7. What about Selenium or a headless browser solution?

The yt-dlp maintainers have no interest in doing this except as a measure of last resort. A headless browser solution would be an admission of defeat and would go against the spirit of this project.

This sucks, but it is what it is. I’m glad there is actually a solution available.

I should also look into Deno for personal projects. Maybe I could utilize it myself for other stuff.