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I use SponsorBlock and uBlock quite heavily but you're missing out on Home. The recommendations are surprisingly good. For me, it basically takes a guess what

by blfr 4y ago

I use SponsorBlock and uBlock quite heavily but you're missing out on Home. The recommendations are surprisingly good. For me, it basically takes a guess what topics and themes I find interesting and pulls content around them. Automatic notifications are also pretty good. YouTube figured out that I like interviews on a certain channel and nothing else, or Ukraine war updates from another channel but not their regular content. Probably through simple similar audience trick but solid selection nevertheless. For whatever reason, it cannot apply this knowledge to shorts which are dreadfully bad.

spookthesunset 4y ago
> Ukraine war updates from another channel but not their regular content Speaking of search and YouTube UI… are you talking about that veteran guy who occasionally does coverage on Ukraine but keeps a level head. He will often point out why it is important to think about why your enemy is doing what it is doing. And he uses some open source map to show what is going on? …and the rest of his content seems to be reviews of military related things, or something else that has nothing to do with Ukraine? Cause yeah I’m subscribed to that guy, I think… but I totally forget what his channel is and don’t seem to be getting any recommendations for his videos anymore.
- loufe 4y ago
  Was it something like S2underground? I noticed he dropped off the edge of the map in the last 2 months or so, as well.
- blfr 4y ago
  It's a Polish travel channel "Podróże bez paszportu" which has taken up these updates after the war turned hot again so probably not the one you're thinking of.
lovingCranberry 4y ago
I find the recommendations genuinely horrible. I only get channels like real life lore, Adam Something etc, with sometimes very shallow takes at politics. And after marking those channels with "I don't want to see this", I get their hundreds of copycats. I mostly watch channels like Aswath Damodaran, mCoding, etc., which are not related to the contents of the mentioned channels at all, yet their recommendation engine still shows me all this stuff.
- maphew 4y ago
  Talking with friends: some report most recommendations align with their interests, even those that are surprising because they haven't expressed interest in that category (hadn't yet watched or liked a video in the theme). However like you other friends report routinely aweful recommendations across the board. My experience is in the middle somewhere. I wish there were a way to see how it places you in various demographics, with a corresponding 'slider' to move yourself in/out of topics.
  - sph 4y ago
    Most or my recommendation are OK, but after 10 or so, Youtube starts recommending MMA videos, football, the latest K-Pop song, "I am pregnant!" trending crap. None of it is relevant, I keep telling it I am not interested yet Youtube keeps recommending trending topics. It just doesn't bloody care. I added another reminder on my todo list to get rid of Premium and go rogue. My biggest issue is watching it on Android TV and the iPad, I will need a good adblocking setup, no way in hell I will watch ads.

by blfr 4y ago

spookthesunset 4y ago

> Ukraine war updates from another channel but not their regular content Speaking of search and YouTube UI… are you talking about that veteran guy who occasionally does coverage on Ukraine but keeps a level head. He will often point out why it is important to think about why your enemy is doing what it is doing. And he uses some open source map to show what is going on? …and the rest of his content seems to be reviews of military related things, or something else that has nothing to do with Ukraine? Cause yeah I’m subscribed to that guy, I think… but I totally forget what his channel is and don’t seem to be getting any recommendations for his videos anymore.

loufe 4y ago
Was it something like S2underground? I noticed he dropped off the edge of the map in the last 2 months or so, as well.
blfr 4y ago
It's a Polish travel channel "Podróże bez paszportu" which has taken up these updates after the war turned hot again so probably not the one you're thinking of.

lovingCranberry 4y ago

I find the recommendations genuinely horrible. I only get channels like real life lore, Adam Something etc, with sometimes very shallow takes at politics. And after marking those channels with "I don't want to see this", I get their hundreds of copycats. I mostly watch channels like Aswath Damodaran, mCoding, etc., which are not related to the contents of the mentioned channels at all, yet their recommendation engine still shows me all this stuff.

maphew 4y ago
Talking with friends: some report most recommendations align with their interests, even those that are surprising because they haven't expressed interest in that category (hadn't yet watched or liked a video in the theme). However like you other friends report routinely aweful recommendations across the board. My experience is in the middle somewhere. I wish there were a way to see how it places you in various demographics, with a corresponding 'slider' to move yourself in/out of topics.
- sph 4y ago
  Most or my recommendation are OK, but after 10 or so, Youtube starts recommending MMA videos, football, the latest K-Pop song, "I am pregnant!" trending crap. None of it is relevant, I keep telling it I am not interested yet Youtube keeps recommending trending topics. It just doesn't bloody care. I added another reminder on my todo list to get rid of Premium and go rogue. My biggest issue is watching it on Android TV and the iPad, I will need a good adblocking setup, no way in hell I will watch ads.