• FistfulOfStars@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    the content seemed to be less visible even to his subscribers

    Am I the only one who still uses the subscriptions page? I get a chronological list of all my subscribed channel’s video releases. I have seen zero indication that I’m missing anything at all, and I fairly frequently go to channel’s pages to check that my subscription list is complete.

    I’ve never clicked a single notification bell, and don’t rely on the home page’s recommendations/sorting, unless I’m actively seeking out new recommendations.

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      1 year ago

      it became clear to me that the main discovery page on youtube would never be of any use to me when it suggested a video entitled “Andrew Tate Tucker Carlson Interview” by the channel “Gentleman Masterclass” and i almost projectile vomited all over my keyboard

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        I try to give as little data about myself to Google as possible, so I do not maintain subscriptions on YouTube. The recommendations from youtube are awful beyond belief. And somehow the search function is even worse - I really cannot find shit other than whatever their algorithm wants to push on me.

        One example: searching for Buddy Holly gives me the video “My drummer said that RINGO sucks, so I dared him to play THIS Beatles beat” as one of the first results, along with a video I’ve already watched of Chuck Berry jamming out with Keith Richards. On which fucking universe is this what I would be looking for with that search term. Meanwhile, even slightly obscure live recordings are almost impossible to find.

        YouTube has made itself practically worthless to me. I don’t want to spend my life watching what their algorithm wants to shove down my throat, and the way it currently works it’s hardly any good for watching anything else.

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          I mean, you’re in whatever the opposite of a sweet spot is. If you want better recommendations, you have to rate and maintain a subscription page. It takes information – a lot of it – to get a good personalized feed.

          I’ve found my home page to be very useful – it even recognizes I want to watch certain channels at different times of day.

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            Yes, I’m bringing it on myself by not allowing them to create a good profile for me. I do, however, believe that the search function worked much better a few years ago. I don’t really want content recommended to me on the front page, but it still amazes me how hard they are trying to become TikTok in the recommendations I do get served.

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      1 year ago

      You are not the only person who just uses Subscriptions. I do, too.

      And I am considering using rss to track channel updates instead of Subscriptions so I can see what’s new without going to YouTube directly. Less likely to get hit by distractions.