I watch one Steve jobs video all year, happens to be last week. I don't need 30% of recommendations to be related to Steve Jobs from here on out.
Ask HN: Why is YouTube's recommendation system so bad?
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#2it used to be a ton better but its just optimized now so we are more likely to click on things we see rather than things that are interesting or relevant. they want us to click so we see the ads lol.
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#4Their income depends on the users clicking on ads.
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#5Their income depends on the users clicking on ads.
ok, so why don't they suggest things i want to see. that way i would see more ads
Re: Ask HN: Why is YouTube's recommendation system so bad?
#6This is how people fall down YouTube rabbit holes for hours. This is by design.
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#7YouTube in 2010 had really cool recommendations. Now it’s just the same old stuff off your watchlist to get you to click ads
Re: Ask HN: Why is YouTube's recommendation system so bad?
#8Because google decided to prioritise profit above all, so all their services were made to keep you engaged - more searching, more clicking, more viewing, more time wasting....by giving you bad results, forcing you to work for it and stay on their platforms.
Re: Ask HN: Why is YouTube's recommendation system so bad?
#9Having your feed full of a thing you've recently watched at least makes sense.
What boggles my mind is videos that have been sitting in my Recommended for a few months now - if I haven't clicked it the first 45 times, I probably won't click it the 46th.
Re: Ask HN: Why is YouTube's recommendation system so bad?
#10Because google decided to prioritise profit above all, so all their services were made to keep you engaged - more searching, more clicking, more viewing, more time wasting....by giving you bad results, forcing you to work for it and stay on their platforms.
I'm not convinced that showing me videos that I won't click is a more profitable strategy than showing me videos that I will click. I think they're just not very good at their job.