And YouTube is actually better when you're not logged in, because ironically the suggestions are better. Logged out you get to see the sidebar with videos related to the current video you're watching (which makes sense), logged in you get a sidebar filled with "suggestions" of shit that have nothing to do with what you're looking at, instead some vague mix of topics you watched last week.

It can even become rather offensive, IMHO.

I don't always watch videos because I agree with the uploader or audience. I can watch a racist dude rant because it fascinates me, to laugh at them, or because I wanted a reminder that such people actually exist. When the (not logged-in) sidebar with related videos then is filled with more racist trash, I'm like "fine, makes sense. related videos. okay. not clicking, but there they are".

Another time I had been watching videos on my Android phone (afaik the YouTube app doesn't let you be not logged-in) on a subject related to feminism. I don't use the app that often and I can't recall what the clips had been about (but probably nothing very umm "high brow"). So, the next week I open the YouTube app, find a whole bunch of "suggested" videos about apparently people calling radio shows and "guy tells those feminists what's what!" or "this guy's reaction puts feminist in place!" trash. If it had been "related" to a video I had just watched, I'd be like "fine, makes sense". But in this case, whatever I did was a week ago and apparently made Google believe these are my interests. Notice how that's a bit more personal? "related to current video" versus "related to this guy's interests". So I'm really offended and think "fuck you and mind your own business". If your algorithm is that stupid, maybe you just shouldn't use it and don't even for a moment pretend that your prejudiced joke of a "profile" is of me and I don't want to be associated with it. Ugh.