There is still good content on youtube, but they've definitely been tweaking the search engine and suggested videos... for the worse. I've heard several people say the same things. The algorithm suggests the same videos you've already watched, over and over. Does not expose you to similar material that you might like.
Speculation is that they are trying to control the spread of Q info, right wing politics, conspiracy theories, and any information they don't want to spread.
Agreed, you have to be agressive with the AI to shake up new material.
I've made dozens of videos myself that have gotten virtually no views other than my own. My most popular vid on YT was actually ripped from my original channel, which I deleted back in '09 or so.
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