>Is it possible that it doesn’t serve YTs interests to have a recommendation engine that works best for the end user?
100% absolutely it is similar to Goog's search
>I honestly think they just experiment with it a lot. The variety of videos that are recommended for me don’t seem to follow a pattern.
Possibly, but I'd posit that it's not a good system if the experiment is causing a lack of consistency. I'm sure there's a lot of people that would opt-in for a exeperimental reco system if just asked.
dang was not a thought in my mind when I replied, so if there's any inference to dang by you in my comment, it is solely within your reading of the comment.
however, out of curiosity, what in my comment makes you think that?