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>>furcyd+(OP)
Does the algorithm incentivize bad behavior or simply reflect the desires of the viewers?

Someone watching lots of DIY home repair videos will start seeing more. In that case it seems like it's incentivizing good behavior. Likewise, someone watching lots of soft porn on YouTube will be recommended more soft porn.

The algorithm isn't responsible for helping you make good life choices. The algorithm is responsible for recommending videos that you would like, and it seems like it does a good job of that, generally.

Unfortunately, some people like bad things and that's an age old problem that is hard to fix.

That said, it would be nice if users could CTOA (choose their own algorithm) instead of letting Google be the sole gatekeeper.

>>umvi+Dg
It is not the case that someone watching a certain topic will see videos exclusively tailored to their taste. More over it is rarely the case that someone watches something specifically definable to the exclusion of anything less specific, because that desire will ideally be quickly saturated. And if it isn't then the recommendations are still rubbish.