Goolag just hid the dislike count on the HTML side of youtube and the public api access is next, meaning only video creators can review downvotes.
Their claims of mental health are bullshit as this will only placate narcissists, and this only exists to allow questionable parties to hide bad reception of their videos.
I'll just enjoy it while it lasts I guess. It's weird, I feel like the dude that the devil forgot to reverse rapture. Like cool, I guess. But I feel left out at the same time.