has your YouTube consumption decreased after implementing the "no history, no recommendations" feature?

I noticed my consumption has decased quite a bit. I would visit regularly to watch content from few channels. I would probably still visit every so often to watch the new videos. But the experience has become more deliberate and conscious. I go to YouTube because I want to go and watch something specific. Mindlessly browsing and watching additional content is harder.

This is good progress from Google to get off their platform :)

2kool4idkwhat,

Yeah, I had a similar experience

I wonder why they did this though, before the change YouTube would recommend me videos based on videos I watched so it’s not like they actually needed the watch history to be turned on

telepresence,
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spent a few hours yesterday sorting all of my subscriptions and moving them to newpipe. while having everything auto-backed up by google was convenient, newpipe is much better - i go in, watch some videos i saved into a playlist or that have come out from subscribed channels, then go out. it feels way better then being sucked in by the algorithm. i think i’ll still use youtube’s algorithm on my pc sometimes, as this setup hinders new content discovery. but overall, i’m really pleased so far with the new setup.

gloria,
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What is newpipe?

enix,

github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe

Fuckass,

I deleted the app off my phone and my usage went down significantly. But my overall phone usage has stayed the same.

mesamunefire,

Nope, subscriptions give me what I want. And peertube has a lot of cool channels if I want discovery.

kryllic,

Yes, and it’s been great! I mainly watch my subscriptions now, and the occasional tutorial I have to search for, but I’m glad to not have a bunch of clickbait thrown at me when I first open the app, now I don’t get sidetracked or waste nearly as much time on useless schlock.

drcabbage,

Wait, what is this new feature YouTube is doing?

redhydride,

As far as I know, it recommends videos on the top page based on your viewing history

drcabbage,

I thought that was always a thing…

BonesOfTheMoon,

I’ve had history turned off for years, like easily a decade. I only get dumb things I don’t care about recommended to me, like Madonna videos, as they’re taking random stabs in the dark at engaging me. What I do watch on YouTube is drag queens and videos of sovereign citizens being teased, but they never get suggested.

BonesOfTheMoon,

Also gosh YouTube search is awful.

sock,

idk how any of these features work i just watch videos its still working well for me

nonearther,

I still open YouTube which lands me directly to subscription section thanks to Revanced.

But between removal of recommendation and unsub of LTT channels, all my subscribed channels post like 1 videos a day, combined. So my consumption is very low now.

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