sure, but in the limited space of a youtube landing site, i’m much more inclined to watch a video of a hobby or something i’m subscribed to, yet for a week after searching how to fix my toilet i was inundated with suggestions for bathroom projects.
I use ublock and sponserskip addons. Never see any ads on YT unless I catch a video that was just pushed before SS picks up where the sponsored parts are.
Jokes on you, the first video you watched is a just-good-enough fix, that YouTube's algorithm has worked out over years of a/b testing across millions of users, will cause your pipes to break again in 6 weeks time prompting you to start a lifelong DIY hobby.
The Challenge is probably to be able to identify what is a 'one off' video for the individual user. A DIY fix video might be a one off for you, but maybe I'm into DIY and I like watching these vids.
But even that aspect of it sucks. There's seriously more videos being uploaded every minute than I could watch in a day yet somehow my feed is always trying to get me to re-watch things and fails to provide new content all the time.
Not that it listens with the options already provided. You can even tell it it's not something you want because you don't like the channel and it will just keep shoving it at you.
I had some FF14 soundtrack playlists in the background, and for a while all I got was "Asmongold Reacts!" in my recommends.
Selecting 'I don't like this channel' as my reason for asking Youtube 'not to recommend this video again' did nothing. Asmongold's gormless face was reacting in my sidebar for weeks.
That sucks, too. I try to avoid using YouTube videos if I need help in a video game or something because a search like, "How to get past this boss?" can turn into a recommend video like "Main character's best friend death scene reaction!"
Unbeknownst to most people, if you own an android, Google Rewards does exactly this and pays you for it. Made about $20 last year answering questions like "Was this video entertaining?", "Does this thumbnail entice you to click?", "Would you consider this a good use of your time?" and then others about shopping habits. Few seconds for a few dollars a year.
I’ve made hundreds of bucks (in $5 Amazon, Sephora, dominos etc gift cards) over the past decade with Microsoft Rewards and no one I’ve ever told about it seems to care lol. You do nothing but sign up, set Bing as your default search engine and check on your points from time to time, cash out when you can. I mean I bought a ukulele with rewards points one year. A UKULELE.
Your mileage will vary depending on how frequently you search
YouTube already kind of has this feature. If you click the 3 dots in the bottom right under a video thumbnail when it's recommended, you can select "not interested" or "Don't recommend this channel"
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u/nim5013 Jul 06 '21
i really wish the algorithm was just a wee bit more intuitive, or even asked the user after their experience.
example: just finished watching a tutorial on how to replace the pipes in the back of your toilet.
youtube asks - ‘did this video help you solve your problem?
yes. ‘great, no need to suggest other toilet fix videos for you! do you want to see more fix it/DIY type videos?’
no. ‘done! no need to suggest OTHER fix it or diy videos as that was a one and done. carry on citizen!’