How to Use YouTube Simply as a Video Player

The core utility of YouTube is hosting video files, but its modern iteration operates as a social media conglomerate. To use YouTube simply as a video player and nothing else, aggressive modification is required. Using the YouTube Enhancer extension, a user can strip out every single social and algorithmic feature natively from the browser. What remains is a pure, hyper-functional video container centered beautifully on an uncluttered screen.