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this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2026
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Probably because it's prioritising what it thinks you're more likely to click on more than the actual search term. AI recommendations basically.
Which sucks when you're the kind of person that craves novelty. Just because I watched a nature documentary about sharks doesn't mean all I want to watch are shark videos. YouTube doesn't seem to understand that.
Thankfully, a lot of people gave really good suggestions when I made this Ask Lemmy post a few months ago. I'm still working my way down the list. Whenever YouTube search fails to give me something new or interesting, I check back on that page and pick a channel somebody suggested. Otherwise, the algorithm gets real stale, real quick.