It's a mixed bag: I usually only watch very niche low views tech things, so it's easy to see which recommendations are truly based on what I watch and which one

It's a mixed bag: I usually only watch very niche low views tech things, so it's easy to see which recommendations are truly based on what I watch and which ones are based on what Youtube wants me to watch (because it has millions of views and from unrelated topics). The ones based on my views are pretty good recommendations, the other type is usually extremist ragebait.