It feels like I stumble upon gems in spite of their UI and have been trying to spend less time there to avoid the timesink otherwise. If it's not saved on my watch later / in my subscriptions or recommended to me credibly, it's probably a waste of time.

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krapp 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Youtube is actually really good for finding new, non-mainstream music in my experience.

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sph an hour ago | parent [-]

No, you soon realize it’s promoting the same ‘niche’ videos to a large cohort. You and half a million people worldwide have that video recommended from the same unknown Russian indie rock band

	▲	krapp an hour ago \| parent [-]
		So what? Either it appeals to my interests or it doesn't. Why should I care if a million other people get it recommended as well?