My cookies dont persist.
I do steps 1, 2, and 3 - almost daily. And that, to me, is a pain.
As you say, "self-inflicted" - i can't help but think of the guy-on-the bicycle-meme.
No snark intended, but your steps 4-7 (2fa+) seem remarkably...unnecessary for youtube?
yeah, if Youtube wasn’t connected to my old gmail account which secures way too much of my life, i wouldn’t use 2FA. now that you point it out i should rather create a separate account specifically for Youtube, which wouldn’t need 2FA.