@elilla ymmv but honestly i haven't missed yt recs . been too long now to remember what that was like but i don't miss it . mostly supplemented with labor where i'm more actively participating. the subscription tab/page is great & sometimes they do a collab or i get a link to yt and then my feed changes for a bit! but very slow, predictable, good

the video in the chost is A Guy Talking, but, otherwise:
https://cohost.org/ann-arcana/post/1669724-you-are-not-the-prod