Re:Ask HN: Why YouTube suggestions are better when I am logg...
by gitgud on Monday November 23, 2020 @09:40AM
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Anecdotal evidence warning:
Basically it's trained to feed you what it thinks you want to see. From my experience, it doesn't matter how many different channels you are subscribed to, it looks at metrics from the last hour or so of watch time and recommends based on that information. You end up silo'd in a small set of refined options based on every video you watch.
The best way to get a fresh perspective on Youtube is to logout or go to the trending page ... otherwise you're sitting in an echo chamber of only things you agree with... which isn't that interesting
Re:Ask HN: Why YouTube suggestions are better when I am logg...
by jamil7 on Monday November 23, 2020 @12:34PM
(#25189263)
I remember a few years ago the Amazon recommendations where like this, not sure if they still are. "You just bought a blender, here are 5 other blenders you might like."
Basically it's trained to feed you what it thinks you want to see. From my experience, it doesn't matter how many different channels you are subscribed to, it looks at metrics from the last hour or so of watch time and recommends based on that information. You end up silo'd in a small set of refined options based on every video you watch.
The best way to get a fresh perspective on Youtube is to logout or go to the trending page ... otherwise you're sitting in an echo chamber of only things you agree with... which isn't that interesting