YouTube is crippled in Firefox, has been for years. It doesn’t force you to use Chrome, just a little nudge

How so? I use Firefox for all leisure activities, including extensive YouTube usage, and have never noticed any issue. I’m running uBlock Origin and Sponsor Block. I’m logged into a dedicated Google account I made solely for browsing YouTube (so I can keep the viewing history without linking it too obviously to my main Google account).

In what way is it crippled?

Takes forever to load anything

Not for every YouTube Premium subscriber in populated areas of California with decent internet connections watching popular videos, even with a userscript automatically selecting highest quality. Always instant, zero wait, very few exceptions.

It’s non-Google sites where Firefox may not be as well supported as Chrome, IME.