I don't buy this argument - specifically, I don't buy that there are normbie pleb users with "majority tastes" as opposed to the patricians with refined, elite

I don't buy this argument - specifically, I don't buy that there are normbie pleb users with "majority tastes" as opposed to the patricians with refined, elite "minority tastes." Everybody has some minority tastes. Everyone's got their own long tail of stuff they like. Obviously there's stuff that's more popular than other stuff - otherwise they wouldn't be majority tastes - but it's not like someone who watches Jimmy Kimmel on Youtube therefore doesn't also enjoy, like, woodworking channels. The difference is, I guess, what you're willing to settle for - if the algorithm discovers you like a thing that's easy to find more of, it will really start shoving that in your face, because it's easy, and if you're not persistent enough to keep seeking out specialty content despite the tide, then the popular stuff is what you're going to get.