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It's frustrating that nowadays YouTube seems like it can only keep 3 or 4 types of videos that you like in its head. I feel like I'm watching the same thing over and over whenever I click on recommendations. I totally agree with you.

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Exactly! Sometimes my recommendations are good, with long form tech and history content I actually want to watch. But click on one Top Gear clip and that's all out the window, and I have to actively recall what these channels were called and try to build them back into my recs.

There was a time a couple years ago I watched one episode of Arthur for nostalgia purposes and it completely obliterated my recommendations. I scrolled for hundreds of videos and didn't see a single non-arthur one. It took months for the site to become usable again.

i find NewPipe subscription groups are a better way to keep up with creators i care about.

I hope you never make the mistake of clicking on a clip from The Office!

I continually get suggested videos that are all already watched. I can't think of the last time I've gotten video suggestions that don't already have a red line at the bottom. At least it has stopped queueing up the same 3 videogame walkthrough videos I always click out of the minute they start.

About half of the videos Youtube throws at me are ones I've already watched. While I will occasionally rewatch something, it's nowhere near half the time. I thought that it was because I use Youtube without being logged in, but I guess not?

I keep youtube logged in on all of my devices. I suspect it's just the algorithm being stupid.

The fewer categories they use, the less manpower and computer power they spend on classifying and censoring content. They serve millions upon millions of queries a day with millisecond response times, and they don't get paid for providing value to you, so that's what we get. I hate what the internet is these days.

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