Only read posts. I don’t want to necessarily hide read posts. If it’s interesting I want to keep coming back to it. Also if it’s a junk, offensive, triggering, spammy repost I don’t want to have to “read” it to make it go away.

That’s a fair point. YouTube is a great resource, so yes I’d start there first. You may have to sift through a lot of junk though.

I had a quick look and this tutorial series on Löve seems like a good starting point too, and it’s aimed at absolute beginners. http://osmstudios.com/tutorials/your-first-love2d-game-in-200-lines-part-1-of-3

Good luck!

I’d suggest Löve, which uses Lua. It’s a powerful language but equally easy to learn. You could also try Pico8, which is also a version of Lua. It’s presented as if it’s an old 8-bit microcomputer with a built in sprite and tile editor. I find Pico8 much more approachable for beginners. Python is another good starting point for low end hardware.