Comment by bitbuilder
2 days ago
I believe the point he was trying to make is that he doesn't want to be recommended things he wants to watch. He wants his YouTube use to be be focused and intentional, and not let himself get sucked into an endless stream of engaging content.
This is why I often use/watch via http://www.ytch.tv (hn/u).
Check out Channels 1/6/7/25/35/40
And my point is that your words is about any other recommendation engine. Youtube is very different, there is no better information source to shape oneself what is really good to be interested in. Except of maybe book search websites.
The author wants to find content when he is looking for something specific. He does not want his attention grabbed by something he wasn't looking for, no matter how educational it may be.
Multiple people have clearly explained this to you in several comment threads and you're still insisting it makes no sense. At this point the only question is why you don't want to understand.
Well, what is enough good to grab one's attention? If not Youtube, something/somebody else has to provide this function for the person. The impact Youtube does on me is like having fucking Aristotle as a teacher. Tell me please what is better.