I mostly watch channels like Aswath Damodaran, mCoding, etc., which are not related to the contents of the mentioned channels at all, yet their recommendation engine still shows me all this stuff.
I wish there were a way to see how it places you in various demographics, with a corresponding 'slider' to move yourself in/out of topics.
It just doesn't bloody care.
I added another reminder on my todo list to get rid of Premium and go rogue. My biggest issue is watching it on Android TV and the iPad, I will need a good adblocking setup, no way in hell I will watch ads.
Speaking of search and YouTube UI… are you talking about that veteran guy who occasionally does coverage on Ukraine but keeps a level head. He will often point out why it is important to think about why your enemy is doing what it is doing. And he uses some open source map to show what is going on?
…and the rest of his content seems to be reviews of military related things, or something else that has nothing to do with Ukraine?
Cause yeah I’m subscribed to that guy, I think… but I totally forget what his channel is and don’t seem to be getting any recommendations for his videos anymore.
For me, it basically takes a guess what topics and themes I find interesting and pulls content around them. Automatic notifications are also pretty good.
YouTube figured out that I like interviews on a certain channel and nothing else, or Ukraine war updates from another channel but not their regular content. Probably through simple similar audience trick but solid selection nevertheless.
For whatever reason, it cannot apply this knowledge to shorts which are dreadfully bad.