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This is, in large part, because of you. You're quite lucky, but the algorithm is designed to keep people watching Youtube, it's not designed to enrich people's
by TheRealPomax 6y ago
This is, in large part, because of you. You're quite lucky, but the algorithm is designed to keep people watching Youtube, it's not designed to enrich people's lives, and that means that if someone who isn't you, and who is susceptible to clickbait titles, starts to click recommendations, the algorithm silos them and their recommendations are effectively forever at best drivel, but more often than not, active disinformation or even horrifying (plenty of stories on how the algorithm is very much not interested in making your life better over on https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/campaigns/youtube-regrets/ https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/campaigns/youtube-regrets/)