Re:Ask HN: Why YouTube suggestions are better when I am logg...
by throwaway201103 on Sunday November 22, 2020 @01:24PM
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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.
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.