> incentivizing people to avoid exploring videos on controversial topics once they learn that if they do so, they’ll be inundated with garbage on that topic No

> incentivizing people to avoid exploring videos on controversial topics once they learn that if they do so, they’ll be inundated with garbage on that topic Not that hard to work around frankly. Just delete the offending video that trigger the avalanche of recommendations from history - make sure you did not leave a comment or vote on the video; zero interaction apart from watching (which will be forgotten when you remove it from your history) > Holy crap, YouTube ads are hot garbage, and it’s embarrassing to think that any humans respond to them. YouTube has abandoned any pretense of offering a good user experience. This I agree. YouTube (Google as a whole) has stopped trying to match eyeballs to relevant ads. Instead they have handed the reins to advertisers to bid for who they want to advertise to. So if advertisers was to be self-destructive and make your web experience crap, Google will happily let them as long as they get their check.