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> Why should you pay any attention to what YouTube "suggests" you should watch? There is one advantage: some obscure music videos. There are some rare pearls w
by dvfjsdhgfv 5y ago
> Why should you pay any attention to what YouTube "suggests" you should watch?
There is one advantage: some obscure music videos. There are some rare pearls with the comments section almost exclusively thanking YT algorithm for taking them there. Happened to me so many times that I have a separate browser instance and a Google account for YT and I'm very careful what I click when I use it.
- Mordisquitos 5y agoTrue, you do have a point there. I'll admit I have discovered a few bands/musicians by just leaving YouTube on autoplay, after having searched for specific artists I already knew to concentrate while working (before lo-fi hip hop was trending!).
- mannykannot 5y agoThis brings us right back to square one: are the benefits of the recommending algorithms worth the downside? We can make that choice.
- mythrwy 5y agoYes 100%. I have to plug this channel that came up like that a few months ago. It has a lot of obscure rock and a lot of it is really good! https://www.youtube.com/c/TerminalPassage/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/TerminalPassage/videos I didn't even know there was a Jazz/Fusion rock scene in Japan in the 70's for instance. I never would have heard of this band without YouTube suggestions but really enjoying their work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20eVtt1VJyg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20eVtt1VJyg