You can reject the recommended videos and purely exist either checking subscribed channels or using the search function for every video. I've found that their

You can reject the recommended videos and purely exist either checking subscribed channels or using the search function for every video. I've found that their recommendations are usually pretty good but I use youtube on different devices for different "moods" so I've got my background lets-plays on one device - people talking about maps on another device - and my youtube-only music needs on a third device - this helps keep my stuff pretty siloed.