Is it "Google hasn't kept up"… or perhaps it’s by design. I wonder if google has more interest in showing users what it wants to show them vs what we end users

Is it "Google hasn't kept up"… or perhaps it’s by design. I wonder if google has more interest in showing users what it wants to show them vs what we end users may be looking for. At least for me I see this blatantly when using YouTube. It gives about 2-5 decent search results .. followed by a list not even remotely close to my search.