The algorithm possibly identified you as a person who overreacts to AI generated videos
Negative overreaction is still a form of engagement
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Thu 8 Jan 2026, 6:37,
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Hey maybe you underreact to AI slop.
It's possible they might be trying to drive away people who use effective ad blockers. It seems more likely that they're manipulating people with anger in the usual way (to radicalise them for profit).
Whatever their intention, the result is I'm using youtube less and publicly ranting about how shit it is.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Thu 8 Jan 2026, 15:45,
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I simply don't see much AI phlegm on YouTube
Mostly videos from channels I subscribe to. YouTube is simply no longer a great place for falling down rabbit holes. It used to surprise you. Now it’s optimised to keep you watching predictable cone tents.
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Fri 9 Jan 2026, 6:10,
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I'd often let it run whatever suggested video was next, which is how they'd snot-fuck me.
Interestingly or not, since I made this rant the slop ratio reduced to a tiny trickle. I also blocked about 1000 sloppy channels since then, and I've cut my usage down in general... Maybe that's what YT wanted and now it's 'rewarding' me for changing my behaviour. Whatever the case, I resent and distrust youtube completely.
Ultimately I need a less invasive, toxic and abusive alternative to youtube. So far everything I've tried is scammy (crypto, pyramid schemes), gimmicky (AI, AI, AI, ooh a P2P cloud based video distribution platform), or deliberately made to be obscure and disjointed (mostly, I guess, for pirate streaming purposes). The older YT rivals have also turned into an AI snotfest. Archive.org has some good stuff but no bandwidth...
Maybe I should go back to television. Anything good on?
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Fri 9 Jan 2026, 16:37,
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