I watch one Steve jobs video all year, happens to be last week. I don't need 30% of recommendations to be related to Steve Jobs from here on out.
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marysminefnuf | 2026-02-16 20:23 UTC
it used to be a ton better but its just optimized now so we are more likely to click on things we see rather than things that are interesting or relevant. they want us to click so we see the ads lol.
java-man | 2026-02-16 20:37 UTC
Their income depends on the users clicking on ads.
mr-pink | 2026-02-16 23:59 UTC
ok, so why don't they suggest things i want to see. that way i would see more ads
al_borland | 2026-02-17 07:27 UTC
This is how people fall down YouTube rabbit holes for hours. This is by design.
doomslayer999 | 2026-02-17 10:16 UTC
YouTube in 2010 had really cool recommendations. Now it’s just the same old stuff off your watchlist to get you to click ads
gethly | 2026-02-17 10:37 UTC
Because google decided to prioritise profit above all, so all their services were made to keep you engaged - more searching, more clicking, more viewing, more time wasting....by giving you bad results, forcing you to work for it and stay on their platforms.
nananana9 | 2026-02-17 11:53 UTC
I'm not convinced that showing me videos that I won't click is a more profitable strategy than showing me videos that I will click. I think they're just not very good at their job.
gethly | 2026-02-17 16:19 UTC
It's not about clicking, it's about time spent on the platform, looking for what you're actually after. The longer it takes you, the bigger their attention numbers get and the more ads they can show you.
nananana9 | 2026-02-17 11:52 UTC
Having your feed full of a thing you've recently watched at least makes sense.
What boggles my mind is videos that have been sitting in my Recommended for a few months now - if I haven't clicked it the first 45 times, I probably won't click it the 46th.
avian | 2026-02-17 13:52 UTC
Because for every one person that finds the recommendation system bad there must be ten others that find it so spot on that they spend 8 hours watching and clicking. It's the only explanation that makes sense.
chistev | 2026-02-17 17:40 UTC
I turned off my watch history. Recommendations keep you there for hours.
peishang | 2026-02-17 18:26 UTC
I wonder if you can delete your entire existing history to sort of reset the recommendation engine? i've definitely had to delete individual ones from my history to downrank similar ones in the past.
barrenko | 2026-02-17 20:42 UTC
I find that it works much better for music on music.youtube.com
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What boggles my mind is videos that have been sitting in my Recommended for a few months now - if I haven't clicked it the first 45 times, I probably won't click it the 46th.