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YouTube search has to be one of the worst offenders. It will intentionally insert unrelated videos into search results, in an obvious attempt to boost your eng

YouTube search has to be one of the worst offenders. It will intentionally insert unrelated videos into search results, in an obvious attempt to boost your engagement. And it probably works. I have no doubt it’s possible for Google (a damn search company) to make a more capable YouTube search, but it’s clearly not aligned with their interest of increasing some retention KPIs.

michaelt 2y ago
You mean, when you search Youtube for "Galvanic Corrosion Explained" you don't want clickbait nonsense like "Elon Musk fires employees in twitter meeting DUB" or "Cybertruck Crash Test is HORRIFYING, Here’s Why" ??
- thunky 2y ago
  But did you watch them?
  - jen20 2y ago
    Fuck no. One of the biggest quality of life improvements other than ditching YouTube entirely is turning off the auto play mode and only watching specifically what you were looking for.
    - thunky 2y ago
      I asked because I don't get those same suggestions, so it's likely YouTube knows you're interested. The suggestions I see are generally things I'm interested in.
      - jen20 2y ago
        The suggestions I see are almost always based on the same kind of “seeing” as astrology.