For me the delay on the home screen is long enough that I don't do it accidentally. It happens when I search as well and it's really useful when seeing if it's

For me the delay on the home screen is long enough that I don't do it accidentally. It happens when I search as well and it's really useful when seeing if it's what I am looking for. I appreciate that it's muted. I have gotten used to resting the mouse cursor outside the thumbnail. I guess I changed my behavior without realizing, I can't remember when that feature was enabled for me. I personally find it useful as long as the video stays muted while autoplaying. I love the mobile search even more where the subtitles on videos work in preview mode, I wish that feature was brought to desktop. There is a "Send feedback" option in the sidebar. I am unsure if you need to be logged in to see it, I don't think so because YouTube in incognito has the the option send it too. I recommend you send feedback.