• cordlesslamp@lemmy.today
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    9 months ago

    Funny you mentioned that. YT took away my homepage in order to force me turn on watch history. Instead I changed my habit and only watch stuffs on my Subscription tab. My daily YT time decreased from 4-6 hours a day (I know, I’m kinda addicted), down to just 40-60 minutes a day.

    And you guess what, in less than a month, my YT homepage magically returned 😂😂😂 I didn’t do anything, it just reappear one day. But it kinda too late, I’m already picked up a new hobby and my YT time keep decreasing.

    Too bad I’m just a fluke in the statistics, and wouldn’t matter whatsoever. A lot of people cave in and turn on watch history.

    • brbposting@sh.itjust.works
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      9 months ago

      Wow - super interesting.

      Wonder if you were straight A/B tested but definitely assume your behavior influenced their attempt to claw your free time back.