I believe the recommended videos are now the most monetized and yield the highest profits. Things I watch almost never have ads but whenever I accidentally tap

I believe the recommended videos are now the most monetized and yield the highest profits. Things I watch almost never have ads but whenever I accidentally tap a recommended video it's usually 2 ads + interstitials + ads at the end. And it's fine, they need to make money, I just think they're optimizing for profit and not attention these days. I know this is not mainstream view. Go and check anecdotally right now. It's worth running some experiments and seeing if the claim had veracity. It's currently unsubstantiated but I believe it's verifiable since >0 ads monetize better than 0 ads.