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Re:Ask HN: Why YouTube suggestions are better when I am logg... by robflynn on Sunday November 22, 2020 @12:36PM (#25179255)
They really should stop showing videos from your subscribed channels in the 'Home' view. They take ay too much priority there.

If you're finding that YT, when logged in, is becoming obsessed with any one topic, you can go into your YT history and remove some of the entries related to that topic.

That'll remove those from consideration and your home screen recommendations will change.

It has gotten to the point that I have trouble discovering new interesting things -- unless I already know what I'm looking for I probably won't find anything to watch that I haven't already seen.

Re:Ask HN: Why YouTube suggestions are better when I am logg... by throwaway201103 on Sunday November 22, 2020 @01:24PM (#25179636)
I clear my search and watch history every few weeks, sometimes more often. It does improve things when you notice that everything in your recommendations is stuff you've already watched or very closely related.
Re:Ask HN: Why YouTube suggestions are better when I am logg... by rasz on Monday November 23, 2020 @02:09AM (#25184260)
Id wager its placebo. I have YT history cleared and disabled for years now, same recommendations as before that.