Hi lemmy,
youtube served me this survey today (english translation): "Which of the following issues have you encountered on the YouTube homepage today?
*The page is confusing
*I want to remove a video, but I don't know how to do it
*I couldn't find a particular livestream
*The "Do not recommend videos from this channel" menu option does not work
*Other problem
*None of them / not sure"
Which is funny, because I noticed when I blocked a "right wing propaganda" channel the other day in the YT shorts section it just skipped the video and played another one from the same channel.
Disclaimer: All anecdotal evidence, I can't prove a thing, but even just the idea of me not being able to stop shitty recommendations pains me.
WTF Youtube. Stop that shit.
Edit: Minor Format tweak.
Removing the do not recommend channel option would be the quickest way to get me to actually just stop using YouTube. Half the people I watch are on nebula anyway and the rest of the time saved well my wife wants me to read more anyway. Ive been a paying google play music/YouTube red/premium subscriber for 10 years but that'll do it for me.
What are some cool people on nebula? I know a good chunk of urban planning content creaters are on there, which is greatly appealing to me.
I have been thinking about moving there, just wish they can store my watch history local only and ideally open-source their app, just like newpipe.
I think Jacob Geller is the best video essayist out there, he posts a nebula exclusive for all of his videos too.