Comment by Huppie
3 days ago
I have the same. While it's a bit jarring the first time you see it, I now consider this a feature instead of a bug.
Maybe it could be styled a bit differently so the search bar is more prominent and in the center of the screen, but just having a search bar without any distractions is a fantastic feature.
If you want a pure search, you can get there from your address bar without even visiting the site first. Or if you really want the search bar on the site, you can go to youtube.com/search for a nice blank page.
You don't need the obnoxious refusal to show videos on the front page.