I agree that for me youtube's recommendations for me at least is spot on, so much so I watch more Youtube than any streaming service by a wide margin. But I do

I agree that for me youtube's recommendations for me at least is spot on, so much so I watch more Youtube than any streaming service by a wide margin. But I do think that removing newest/oldest and downvote sucks, I love engaging in the comment section specially for scientific discussions since I like to gauge people's consensus and look for interesting interpretations. One feature I wish YouTube would add is maybe a mood/topic setting so that when I am in the food to watch dense technical podcasts I can set YouTube to primarily prioritize those recommendations. Conversely on a lazy Sunday I may want to watch more casual fun topics, or maybe history focused content. Right now the recommendations are heavily swayed by my last Youtube binge, so on a Monday when I want to dive into technical topics, my recommendations are very lazy Sunday heavy.