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I've been using YouTube for a long time, and the suggestions are usually things I find interesting.

• jeffbee 8mo ago
  Yeah, they are interesting. They are related to things that I have watched. But I rarely follow them. I just don't see how compelling that presentation is, how it amounts to an invitation to addiction.
  • direwolf20 8mo ago
    YouTube classic isn't generally labeled as addictive. YouTube shorts, which emulates tiktok, is getting that label.
    • jeffbee 8mo ago
      OK. To be honest I appreciate the information but I still can't see it. I clicked on a random short and there are no suggestions at the end of the video, it just plays the same video in a loop forever. Is an infinite loop of "FutureCanoe" making fried chicken the worst these devious cognitive hackers could do to me?
      • direwolf20 8mo ago
        You drag your finger up to scroll to the next video whenever you want to, even immediately, if that's what you want, or when it gets boring. The algorithm is supposed to figure out how to keep your eyes glued to the screen.