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 feel like in a weird way, the era of authenticity has begun on YouTube

my recommendations have been more constructive and educational than ever before 
 They're trying to claw back market share from all the other video platforms.  
 I've had watch history disabled for years now. But a couple of months ago YT changed to giving you a totally BLANK homepage. I still can't believe how passive agressive that is and how little coverage that got. They will really getting away with anything.

On the bright side, I get reminded to stay the hell away from YT every time my mind gets tempted.

https://m.primal.net/HPkd.png 
 I actually really like this.  I just go to my subscriptions, watch the videos I'm interested in, and log off.  It's great. 
 Their letting you breath before they waterboard you some more . 
 *They're 
 This is encouraging to hear.