I don’t really have anything notable or profound to add. I just want to say that, setting all controversy aside, RMS is a titan, an icon, and a living legend, and I’m so happy that his treatment is going well. Here’s hoping that he and his beard make a good recovery and he’s around for a while longer.
If it helps, the NewPipe developers have been working on a full rewrite of the app, but I don’t know when it will come out.
That said, I would probably use invidious in browsers. I haven’t really had any problems with it whereas I’ve had nothing but issues with Piped for months.