• Admiral Patrick
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    11 hours ago

    Just turn watch history off and find your own way. My YT homepage is blank. Fuck suggestion algorithms.

    • mesamune
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      48 hours ago

      Yep subscribing is the way to go.

      The algorithm is dumb. It will even recommend the same video you watched before if you let it…

      • kratoz29
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        33 hours ago

        It will even recommend the same video you watched before

        That is why I started liking (or dis-liking) every single video I watch, if it has the thumbs up/down I certainly know I already watched it and move on…

        With that said I don’t know if I am tweaking or making my algorithm dumber lmao.

        • mesamune
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          13 hours ago

          Ive found using clients to watch helps. They are generally much more intelligent on the history side.

    • zqps
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      59 hours ago

      Does no one use the Subscription page anymore? Are people even aware of its existence at this point?

      • Admiral Patrick
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        12 hours ago

        I don’t subscribe to anything, but I’d prob use it if I did. I only go to YT for one-off videos and just search for what I need.

      • @[email protected]
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        67 hours ago

        I used to utilize the subscription page. Then Google replaced YouTube accounts with Google accounts. I haven’t logged in since.

        Yes, I’m old.