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Mildly Infuriating

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I use a 3rd party app Freetube. Don't need a google account and you can set multiple subscription profiles for different types of content. I only find new channels from suggestions for each video but stick to subscription as home page. But as with any 3rd party front end, YouTube is in constant battle with them, especially with vpn which can break things once in a while but it is a price you have to pay for a bit of privacy.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

Log out, clear cookies, never log in again.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

the best way to describe it is a poker roguelike. its weird but addicting, i like it a lot.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Ha! I made this mistake when looking for a morning joe video to use to make fun of my hardcore right wing friend. Now all I see is those shit heads on my algo.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Free autism diagnosis by the algorithm

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

it's coming it's real

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

You're using YouTube wrong. You're supposed to set your default page to the subscriptions page.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

YT assumes you're always binge-watching. Which people often are apparently.

Just use your subscription tab, like we did in the olden days.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

So...am I the only one who only uses the "Subscriptions" section? It has been years since I went the YouTube homepage.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If I ever watch one Mr. Bean YouTube video, all my suggestions become Mr. Bean. I mean he's ok but they literally have the same video uploaded to multiple channels with slightly different names.

Give me more different Mr. Bean. Stop repeating the Bean.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Unfortunately there's only like, 10 Mr. Bean episodes. Not much "more different" to go off of there.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That realisation was what made me doubt all of my childhood memories.

Kid me was sure there was at least 50 episodes of an hour each. Nope. Only 14. All less than half an hour long.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

This is there first time I am learning about this and I am also finding it difficult to accept

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

I remember when I Ran by Flock of Seagulls was randomly playing in my head so I decided to listen to it. YouTube took that as me finding a new favourite band. I mostly listen to industrial metal.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I'm am so strict about what I watch on my yt account. Anything that is just a one off for curiosity or that I think will destroy my front page gets opened in a private browser or 3rd party app.

Fwiw, you can delete videos from your viewing history to theoretically fix it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah i do this. I browse front page for any recommendation and if it's a shitty clickbait or something from a search or lemmy that i don't wanna get flooded with, i delete that video. Then it won't recommend you that sort of video.

You gotta control the algorithm and make it works for you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

This! You can curate the algorithm to work for you!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I have been watching YouTube basically since they started. Despite having over 1000 subscriptions and an ungodly amount of watch hours if I watch a SINGLE video that's outside my usual wheelhouse my recommendation page will be tainted for like a week trying to get me to watch more of whateber thing I dared venture into.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Say his name and he appears! I believe in ~~Joe Hendry~~ Balatro!

I don't know who this Baletro guy is, but daaaaaaamn. He owns your youtube.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

It's John Balatro, he play his card well.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

At least those are videos of a real videogame.

I find it incredibly insulting how my algorithm is always giving me ads and thinly veiled ads for predatory casinos wearing the mutilated echos of popcap games (pre EA). It equally insults my intelligence and the artistry that actually earns the prestige of successful, critically acclaimed games, and it is a disgusting, pathetic way to earn a living.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

not using dark mode in current year

You deserve this

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Why do dark mode users don't understand we dynamic/scheduled mode users exist 🥺

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

Just turn watch history off and find your own way. My YT homepage is blank. Fuck suggestion algorithms.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yep subscribing is the way to go.

The algorithm is dumb. It will even recommend the same video you watched before if you let it...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It will even recommend the same video you watched before

That is why I started liking (or dis-liking) every single video I watch, if it has the thumbs up/down I certainly know I already watched it and move on...

With that said I don't know if I am tweaking or making my algorithm dumber lmao.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ive found using clients to watch helps. They are generally much more intelligent on the history side.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Does no one use the Subscription page anymore? Are people even aware of its existence at this point?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I used to utilize the subscription page. Then Google replaced YouTube accounts with Google accounts. I haven't logged in since.

Yes, I'm old.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Bump. This is what I do too. So much easier to just avoid it entirely.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I totally feel you but for a different reason. I played Balatro for a few days and literally the only thing Steam recommended to me for over a month was just card based rogue-like games.

Also I recommend the one by RTGame. Probably my favorite streamer. He's Irish so I never catch the streams but the YouTube videos are great.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Did you know they called him the Balatro King in the college?

[–] [email protected] 66 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Yep. The suggestion algorithm is way too aggressive. Keep in mind you can remove individual videos from your watch history.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Agreed. You watch one video and the entire homepage changes.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I think maybe it’s geared towards people who watch more YouTube. I never have any single topic take over my entire homepage, literally ever. I even watched a balatro video like two weeks ago and I got two tiles on my homepage that showed balatro. But I also watch a lot of YouTube, so any one video doesn’t change much about my watch patterns. Last year my wife decided we were suddenly going to be watching videos about using turkey calls, and we watched about ten of them in a row and then I was getting a good number of recommendations for turkey shit, but still nothing like OP’s homepage.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Same here. My wife and I primarily watch YouTube (mainly let's play style stuff, but a lot of non-game stuff as well). Looking at my homepage right now, I've got a few gaming videos, some Dropout (amazing comedy), some 3D printing and DIY videos.

Over the years, the algorithm has gotten pretty good with its recommendations for us. Watching some niche videos barely affects our feeds.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I watch a lot of YouTube and my experience contradicts yours. Watch one dog video and suddenly it's nothing but dog videos.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you pay for YouTube in any manner?

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