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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Have you looked at a fresh YouTube frontpage without being logged in and no cookies and/or history? Sure privacy is nice and important but I don't know if it's worth it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm always saddened that the default suggestions are borderline right-esoteric videos at least when my IP is a German one. Although it's similar for Polish IPs

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't want to be the one to use it, but it's fair enough that some might. There's no harm in having both options.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fair. It would be nice if the algorithm was a bit more customizable (i.e. only counting likes, not watchtime, comments, etc)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That would be fantastic. Sometimes I want to watch what people send me, but not continue receiving the same kind of content, since it's unrelated to my personal interests.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Exactly. Or you come across something that you watch despite not wanting to, like a car accident (metaphor, not literal).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean, if youtube would just provide me with the latest videos of my subs and from there the generic related video recommendations it would be better than it currently is.

Youtube used to be amazing to discover music in the same genres. Now it just suggests, what i already now, rarely every giving me the chance to get something new.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The subbox is for your subscriptions and the frontpage is what the algorithm suggests to you and for me it's mostly stuff that's relevant to me. Or at least stuff where I can see why an algorithm would think it'd be relevant to me.