Newpipe and libretube is what I use. They are both available on F-droid and both good for privacy.

Correction: GrayJay is not foss

What? I don't think it is quite this literal

How unfortunate. No way anyone could of done that on purpose

Useful red circle

You also could try Linux Mint cinnamon

This is actually of frustrating

I don't even use Edge and I'm upset

It is made to be simple but libadwaita apps being single purpose is not true. It is a good design choice but some apps are naturally complex such as gnome settings.

It is very telling

I rate your rating a 4/10

True, the blame is on those who recommend it

That doesn't mean they are wrong. Deleting something that doesn't align with your tankie agenda is not ok. That is what they are complaining about.