I'm sort of in algorithm hell on YouTube.
I like to listen to music to help me fall asleep and stay asleep all night. I've found a few live sleep stations that I like to listen to.
When I'm writing I sometimes like to listen to focus music, usually geared toward people with ADHD, but not always. Sometimes I like a pomodoro timer with music to help me write.
Sometimes when I have a headache or have had a stressful day, I will put on some relaxing music. A few weeks ago, I put on something that I think was called soothing cello.
In no way, shape, or form do I want the algorithm to recommend more of these videos to me. When I want them, I will seek them out, thank you very much.
And then it got worse. I watched a video on how to clean my oven without chemicals. ::sobs::
My suggested videos are 90% stuff I don't want to watch and don't care about. Maybe 95%. Watching without being signed in is not an option. I pay to watch YouTube without ads. I'm not logging out and being subjected to the constant interruptions.
I could probably go through and delete these videos from my history except that I kind of don't want to do that. If I want to rewatch that video on how to clean my oven with baking soda paste, I want a fighting chance to find it again.
There should be a check box that says something like check this box to exclude this video from your suggested videos.
It's so bad right now that I'm afraid to watch a video I spotted on how to organize my craft room for fear that my suggested watch list will become 99% videos I don't want to see.
Big algorithm is making it really hard for me to enjoy YouTube.
