Turn off YouTube's algorithm entirely so you stop getting sucked into rabbit holes against your will. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-turn-off-youtube-algorithm/
@97fb20af Ah you've been too good and I've run out of free articles for Wired (!!!, a first I assure you!) I have a policy not to engage with subscriptions where they want a credit card and then it renews automatically, but that's 100% not your fault.